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Muslim group seeks fatwa after Danish court drops libel charge
An Islamic organisation has indicated it will seek a fatwa after a court acquits Danish Peoples Party leader Pia Kjærsgaard of libel. The head of the nationalist Danish Peoples Party, Pia Kjærsgaard, was cleared last week of libel charges filed by Muslim organisation Islamisk Trossamfund, prompting the organisation to seek a fatwa. Islamisk Trossamfund also said it would also seek a fatwa for Jyllands-Posten if the newspaper does not apologise for printing the cartoons or if it is not found guilty of libel. Kassem Ahmad, spokesperson for the Islamisk Trossamfund, told TV2 News that he interpreted the courts ruling to mean that Kjærsgaard and others had free reign to say whatever they wanted about Muslims. He said that despite calling for a fatwa, the best way for Muslims to deal with insults against Islam is to ignore them. We have to ignore these types of things, said Ahmad. We shouldnt waste our time on something so unreasonable. We have to silence these provocations to death. Islamisk Trossamfund is expected to appeal Fridays ruling. Kjærsgaard said she was relieved the case was over and called Ahmad a poor loser. As a politician I have both the duty and the right to express myself and my position. I am convinced that many Danes during those heady days in the winter of 2006 felt just the same as I did. The case against Kjærsgaard cost the Islamisk Trossamfund a reported DKK 40,000 in legal fees. Posted by: ryuge 2007-07-22 |
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