Iran Leader Denounces Prophet Cartoons
washingtonpost:Iran's supreme leader on Tuesday accused Western newspapers of an Israeli conspiracy for publishing caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told Iranian air force personnel the drawings were particularly scandalous as they came "from those who champion civilization and free expression."
The caricatures have roiled the Muslim world, touching off demonstrations, boycotts and attacks on European embassies.
They were first published in Denmark in September and then reprinted recently by numerous European newspapers in the name of free speech.
"The West condemns any denial of the Jewish holocaust, but it permits the insult of Islamic sanctities," Khamenei said. Read more
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told Iranian air force personnel the drawings were particularly scandalous as they came "from those who champion civilization and free expression."
The caricatures have roiled the Muslim world, touching off demonstrations, boycotts and attacks on European embassies.
They were first published in Denmark in September and then reprinted recently by numerous European newspapers in the name of free speech.
"The West condemns any denial of the Jewish holocaust, but it permits the insult of Islamic sanctities," Khamenei said. Read more
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