Good point... thing is, the depiction of Mohamed as an historical figure has never presented a problem in Islam until recently. It's the deification of a person that we (historically) try to avoid. Those objecting seem to be missing the whole point, because the pictures on Wiki are not representations of a holy man put up to be worshiped, but of an historical figure... get over yourselves, people. Being a Muslim myself, I don't have a problem.
However, in Iceland we have a saying: exhibit caution when in the presence of a soul (sounds better in the native), which urges us to do our utmost not to offend others, if at all avoidable.
Free speech is not there for us to poke fun at others...well maybe it is. But that doesn't necessarily mean we should.
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Good point... thing is, the depiction of Mohamed as an historical figure has never presented a problem in Islam until recently. It's the deification of a person that we (historically) try to avoid. Those objecting seem to be missing the whole point, because the pictures on Wiki are not representations of a holy man put up to be worshiped, but of an historical figure... get over yourselves, people. Being a Muslim myself, I don't have a problem. However, in Iceland we have a saying: exhibit caution when in the presence of a soul (sounds better in the native), which urges us to do our utmost not to offend others, if at all avoidable. Free speech is not there for us to poke fun at others ...well maybe it is. But that doesn't necessarily mean we should.