Malaysian Groups Rankled by Jesus Cartoon

Staff / Truthdig Aug 23, 2007 The Malaysian newspaper Makkal Osai is apologizing for running a cartoon image of Jesus Christ enjoying a beer and a cigarette on its front page, claiming it was a mistake made by an editor who had downloaded the image from the Web. However, Makkal Osai's efforts to quell the controversy may not be sufficient for some religious groups, judging by last year's flap over the infamous Muhammad cartoons. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Death Urged For Yemeni Editor in Cartoons Case

Staff / Truthdig Mar 10, 2006 Just when we thought the Muhammad cartoon-related madness had faded. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

In Defense of Free Thought

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Feb 22, 2006 On Monday an Austrian court sentenced crackpot British historian David Irving to three years' imprisonment for having denied the Holocaust 17 years ago. Directly on the heels of rioting sparked by the Muhammad cartoons, the ruling has exposed a longstanding double standard in the West about who is entitled to free speech and why. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Deadly Cartoon Protests Roil the Globe

Staff / Truthdig Feb 19, 2006 The cartoon-fueled hysteria continues unabated: In Libya: 10 die in the bloodiest protests yet In Russia: Authorities shut down a newspaper that printed a tame cartoon of Muhammad, along with other religious figurescom/2006/02/18/nyregion/18protesthtml" title="In Manhattan:">In Manhattan: 1,000 protesters rally in front of the Danish consulatecom/2006/02/19/international/europe/19cartoonhtml?_r=1&oref=slogin" title="In Italy:">In Italy: An official quits after wearing a T-shirt with the controversial Muhammad cartoons Update: 16 Killed in Nigerian cartoon protests, along with five this week in Pakistan Hey, Muslim centrists/moderates, if you want to do something to quell this insane violence, now would be a pretty good time to do so. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Denmark, Iran Near War Over Pastry Naming Rights

Staff / Truthdig Feb 18, 2006 Riots sweep the streets of Denmark after Iranians rename Danish pastries "roses of the Prophet Muhammad." (satire) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

U.S. Media and the Cartoons: Who Published? Who Didn’t?

Blair Golson / Truthdig Feb 11, 2006 The decision over whether to republish controversial images of Muhammad has caused intense debates in the editorial board rooms of news organizations across the country. Truthdig offers its readers a primer. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Cartoon Protests Stoked by Dictators

Tyler Golson / Truthdig Feb 9, 2006 Don't believe the hype about homespun religious anger: Middle Eastern leaders stoke religious riots because it makes their secular governments look tame in comparison. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Sam Harris on the Reality of Islam

Sam Harris / Truthdig Feb 8, 2006 "The truth about Islam is as politically incorrect as it is terrifying: Islam is all fringe and no center," writes America's most prominent secularist in a challenging and provocative new essay.UPDATE: Harris responds to a deluge of comments and some criticism. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Feeding the Cartoon Furor in Afghanistan

Staff / Truthdig Feb 8, 2006 Look past the cartoons, writes Christian Parenti of The Nation. The violence in Afghanistan stems from grievances over four years of occupation by U.S. and NATO troops and ineffectual foreign aid schemes. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Andrew Sullivan on the Cartoon Furor

Staff / Truthdig Feb 8, 2006 Sullivan, whose NY Times Magazine essay on the connection between Islam and 9/11 was perhaps the best ever mainstream treatment on the subject, now takes on the Islamic cartoon controversy | essayAlso, a German journalist talks about his mixed feelings about running the cartoons in his paperwashingtonpostcom/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/06/AR2006020601258html?referrer=emailarticle" title="Op-ed">Op-Ed . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

N.Y. Press Kills Cartoons; Staff Walks Out

Staff / Truthdig Feb 8, 2006 The entire editorial staff of The New York Press, an alternative weekly, quits in the wake of the paper's decision not to run the controversial Muhammad cartoons. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Most U.S. News Orgs Won’t Run Muhammad Cartoons

Staff / Truthdig Feb 4, 2006 As violence spreads across the world, Editor & Publisher has the best take yet on why most US news outlets won't re-publish the satirical images | storyABC is one of the very few to do so | video (there's a commercial)Update: Check out the way Truthdig's Mr Fish depicted Jesus in a cartoonIs it offensive, an exercise in free speech, or both?. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )