Re: Syrians Storm Embassies Over Caricatures, light on fire
As much as I am against the publication of these cartoons, but this is not the Islamic way to react to this or show your dislike for such a publication. This kind of response will continue to give Islam and Muslims a negative view throughout the world.
A much better response would have been what was suggested by the imam of my mosque in Plano, Texas to educate the world on what the Prophet (pbuh) means to the Muslims and why such depictions are viewed by us as a hate crime. This was a good opportunity to provide to the world the real tenets of Islam.
I would agree with the imam but would go one step further and let the Danes and the rest of the Europeans know that by using their freedom of expression law as cover to insult Muslims will not go unpunished. Speaking with a unified voice we should ask each publisher to print an apology to the Islamic world in their publications and provide them free of charge so all can see that they used their freedom of expression right inappropriately. If they decline then these countries should expect boycots of their products or oil embargoes.
The world needs to understand the difference between freedom of expression and a hate crime. Just as anti-semitism isn't allowed in the western world (btw Muslims are Semite as well) neither should insulting the Islamic world.