Three Swedish newspapers published a so-called "cartoon" of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), declaring that this blasphemous act was carried out as a sign of "solidarity with the author of cartoons Lars Vilks", after an alleged plot to murder him was uncovered in Ireland. (Interestingly, the author lives in Sweden).
Blasphemous anti-Islamic campaign was carried out by Swedish newspapers Dagens Nyheter, Expressen, and Sydsvenska Dagbladet.
"A threat against Lars Vilks is a threat against all Swedes", the Dagens Nyheter claims.
According to the organizers of anti-Islamic provocations, "these threats are against one of the fundamental rights - the freedom of expression, and they should be regarded as a call to open and free society".
The Swedish papers didn't explain if this "free society" should have at least some elementary limits to protect morality and holiness that distinguish man from beast, and at least some restrictions against insulting the Prophets of God, religious feelings of billions of people and human dignity.
It is also not clear whether an unresistable desire to insult, humiliate, vulgarize the principles of religious sanctity are indispensable preconditions for the existence of such a "free society".
And if such a society is truly free if it is obliged to demonstrate its freedom with vile and ungodly behavior.
Aslanbek Khasiyev
Department of Letters,
Kavkaz Center
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