Lars Vilks, the Swedish cartoonist who drew Mohammed as a dog, was recently told that a scheduled lecture on free speech, to be held at Jönköping Högskolan, would be canceled due to "security concerns." This, of course, is a common evasion, intended to protect the brittle sensibilities of Muslim students while supposedly standing four square behind the right of free
speech.
Alas, the administrators in Jönköping had a point. During a lecture in Uppsala today Vilks was attacked by a pack of feral fundamentalists, one of whom managed to headbutt the artist and break his glasses. Police intervened and waged a short battle with the religious nutters who can be heard in the video below, captured by the newspaper UNT, shouting Allahu Akbar! The AP has a quick report, explaining that "Uppsala University spokeswoman Pernilla Bjork said Vilks was showing a provocative film with sexual content to the crowd when the attacker ran up and hit him in the face with his fists."
Remember -- the day is one week from tomorrow -- so if I may paraphrase a greater writer than I, "Cry 'Freedom!', and let slip the dogs of Muhammad!"
A Reminder On Why We Need Everybody Draw Muhammad Day!
It is about freedom of speech, freedom of press, freedom of religion -- and putting a stop to the violence that seems to happen every time someone dares to exercise those rights rather than defer to Muslim sensibilities.
Posted by: Greg at 04:47 AM
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