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Basayev weighs in on Danish cartoon |
2006-02-04 |
![]() Further, the statement indicates that the Mujahideen Shura Council in Chechnya will hold a meeting to “study the situation and do what must be done about this serious matter”. Jihadist websites and forums, in general, have been profuse in their condemnations towards the artist and editors involved in the caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad appearing in Jyllands Posten and Magazinet, the Danish and Norwegian publications respectively, for any picture representation of the Prophet is forbidden in Islam. This statement from Chechnya is an example of such outpouring, which has been mirrored amongst not only the jihadist Internet community, but insurgency groups within Iraq, as well. |
Posted by:Dan Darling |