Doggone Swedes
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A Swedish newspaper on Wednesday defended its publication of a drawing depicting the head of the Muslim Prophet Mohammad on the body of a dog, following an official protest from Iran.
The drawing was by Swedish artist Lars Vilks and was part of a series which art galleries in Sweden had declined to display. The newspaper published the image in what it called a defence of free speech.
"This is unacceptable self-censorship," the newspaper wrote in an editorial on its Web site on Wednesday, referring to the reluctance by galleries to exhibit Vilks's drawings.
"The right to freedom of religion and the right to blaspheme religions go together," it wrote.
Ho-hum, just another day in the life of blasphemy.
[Update August 31]
Sweden 'regrets' Prophet cartoon
The drawing was by Swedish artist Lars Vilks and was part of a series which art galleries in Sweden had declined to display. The newspaper published the image in what it called a defence of free speech.
"This is unacceptable self-censorship," the newspaper wrote in an editorial on its Web site on Wednesday, referring to the reluctance by galleries to exhibit Vilks's drawings.
"The right to freedom of religion and the right to blaspheme religions go together," it wrote.
Ho-hum, just another day in the life of blasphemy.
[Update August 31]
Sweden 'regrets' Prophet cartoon
posted by jp at 21:18
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