A recent op-ed published
by the website of
Jihad TV begins:
Has defaming Prophets become
"Freedom of speech"?
Religion is people- People's
ideologies and beliefs should be given great respect. And
what journalists call "Freedom of _expression" should not by
any means hurt the feelings of people; from any religions or
sects.
The Muslim world has long
been accused of lacking freedom, freedom of _expression or
freedom of speech included. Looking at what the West today
calls "Freedom of Speech" we’ll find that the term has
become used as a tool to insult, disrespect and degrade
religions in an unprecedented way.
Let me answer that question for
you, Mr. Anonymous writer: yes, publishing depictions of that
mass-murdering pedophilic madman Muhammad is indeed freedom of
speech. I advise you to look up the meaning of freedom, in
fact, here it is, as it appears in my Merrian-Webster's
Collegiate dictionary:
freedom
n 1. the quality or state of being free: as a : the
absence of necessity, coercion, or constraint in choice or
action.
Say, if I were to republish
this drawing...

...that would be freedom of
speech. I would never do that, however (oops!, I did), since I
believe pigs are smart, compassionate, and delicious animals,
who in no way deserve such unflattering comparison.
(Cartoon by
Tatiana Soskin, you can read
her story, and that of the drawing, by following the link.)