Today is Everybody Draw Mohammed Day, an initiative launched by a Seattle cartoonist as a response to the Comedy Central/Southpark/Mohammed cartoons/Mohammed in a bear suit nonsense. Apparently the creators have now dropped the gag after it became controversial. This is definitely the cartoonist’s prerogative and it’s ludicrous to judge a person’s safety concerns when people have died for some lousy cartoons. Still, let’s not let the creator’s withdrawal spoil the party, shall we?
The first picture is not my drawing, it is an Islamic drawing of Mohammed. For of course part of this day should be spreading awareness that the idea that Mohammed shouldn’t be drawn is nonsense at every level. Muslims have been drawing Mohammed for centuries and I invite you to browse a decent archive of Islamic drawings of Mohammed. Of course even if there weren’t such things it would still be nonsense. But this makes it even more nonsensical.
Now here is my drawing and rather than mock Mohammed I wanted to draw a period piece. Here is Mohammed with his bride Aisha:
In case the relative heights and smile vs frown didn’t make it obvious, Mohammed seems to have been 53 while Aisha was 9 when their marriage was consumated. (Apparently they got married a few years before that but she lived with her parents.)
In today’s age of the infographic, I was afraid the enormity of this age difference would slip by so I prepared some charts. First a standard info chart:
And now, a pie chart so you can see the difference in 3D. Note how Mohammed is literally gobbling up Aisha in his clutches?!
And for the finale, a direct representation: middle-aged-man beards vs rattles. I was originally planning to make it into 2 columns but the difference was so huge I actually had to put half of Mohammad’s age into Aisha’s column. Symbollic, huh?
I know this was very common for his day etc etc. He was certainly no worse than his contemporaries who entered into similar marriages. But he was also no better. And now, over to you for your masterpieces of art…
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Great idea. I’m going to draw my own version during lunch break.
By the way, I was in Uppsala, Sweden, a few days ago. I found out there was another attack towards the cartoonist (not a very good one, in fact) Lars Vilks:
http://www.dumpert.nl/mediabase/948511/503bcd63/zaal_boze_hakbars_eisen_restecp.html
Yep, I’ve seen the video — this low level attack happens all the time for other political issues not just Islam so I don’t think it’s a big deal, pathetic as it was.
I’m afraid I couldn’t do better than this:
http://randomprocessed.blogspot.com/2010/05/drawing-competition.html
Haha, that’s a great rendition!
Interestingly for the beard I was just looking for a flowing cartoon beard but then realised that one looks a bit like a stereotype of a Muslim man — I was actually considering finding another since this should not be the point of the event. Guess I should have.
I am so sad you
I pity you, because there are still people who believe what you feel through the screen of news lies
And believe what you hear without thinking, but we Muslims do not like you do not insult one of your symbol does not make fun of them religious, because each one has a belief in your
read this:(The Divine Book)
1-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsmrOvWIhKA
2-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOei_P2cvpA
3-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78OK4zYU9aw
4-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atWoYsoTA4M
5-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtbma91a-hM
6-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47N37nC01WI
7-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCAHEgb611E
8-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnFhhDK2J3c
9-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBTCNMpKc5s
10-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qrtdld2HuSQ
But remember one thing: that the style cynicism and insulting others is always the style of weakness, not strength
Also, remember the important thing: that my words that bear right and wrong and you think you are right ..
Hi Mohammed — does that mean you found the images on this blog post insulting? If so can you please tell me which ones and for what reason so I can get a better idea of what you mean?
There’s a saying: who Writes of the idea or transfer which is not him , he Is a supporter of this idea….
You have asked me a question
Will be asking you questions and I hope to understand what I meanØŸ
…When the Buddha for example, are drawn In the form of degrading and ugly,What will be the reaction of the Gentiles؟؟؟
…When it comes to Muslim, for example, then draws a cross Or paints Christ publicly As a way injure the feelings of Christians What will be the reaction؟؟؟ (I’m sure that will start WWIII)!!!!!
…And also the Judaism will not accept to touching any religious symbol
and As well as any other religion ,,It does not matter whether religions are true or false But what is important is respect for religious symbols and not to hurt the feelings of others.
It is shameful for people to judge the one without what we know And believe what we hear and With the passage of time this ignorance leads to hatred ,and When Ask them Why hate the Prophet Muhammad(peace be upon him) ؟؟
we Find all the answers, It is one
As if the hearts became (copy+paste)
There are a lot of scientists and writers (non-Muslims) read about his biography And impressed by him for example:
-the French Philosopher, Lamartine
-the Famous English playwright George Bernard Shaw
-Michael Hart
- Leader Mahatma Gandh
-Thomas Carlyle, the English writer
-George Wells, the English author regards
-the researcher Ligtner
-the Famous Russian writer LEO Tolstoy
-Jean-Louis Michon, the french orientalist
-the Well-known French historian Gustav Lobon
-Will Durant, author of the Story of Civilization
There are many scientists and others converted to Islam
But This beautiful things will not reach yours
Will not reach only lies and why I will leave you anonymous……………….!!!
Will, however, will answer you these photos And with evidence of you not from Muslims.
some girls start puberty at age 8, and others may start as late as 13 or 14. Each girl goes at her own pace. So don’t think you’re weird if you start puberty a little earlier or a little later than your friends and when girls begin to go through puberty (usually starting between the ages of 8 and 13), their bodies and minds change in many ways
girls; it’s one of the many physical signs that a girl is turning into a woman. And like a lot of the other changes associated with puberty, menstruation can be confusing. Some girls can’t wait to start their periods, whereas others may feel afraid or anxious. Many girls (and guys!) don’t have a complete understanding of a woman’s reproductive system or what actually happens during the menstrual cycle, making the process seem even more mysterious.
sources:
http://kidshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/girls/menstruation.html
u.s. Girls are reaching puberty at younger ages than ever before. In the 1990s, breast development — the first sign of puberty in girls — at age 8 was considered an abnormal event that should be investigated by an endocrinologist.
however, by 1999, following a 1997 study that found almost half of african americans and 15 percent of whites had begun breast development by age 8, the lawson wilkins pediatric endocrine society suggested changing what is viewed as “normal.�
they suggested changing puberty at age 8 from abnormal to normal, and lowering the abnormal puberty age to 7 for white girls and 6 for african american girls.
sources: http://articles.latimes.com/2008/jan/21/health/he-puberty21
and
http://www.breastcancerfund.org/site/pp.asp?c=kwkxldpae&b=3266513
puberty is the time in life when a person becomes sexually mature. It is a physical change that usually happens between ages 10 and 14 for girls and ages 12 and 16 for boys. some african american girls start puberty earlier than white girls, making their age range for puberty 9 to 14.
http://south.sanfordhealth.org/CentersofExcellence/Womens/MutchWomensCenter/Parenting/Articles/articlelist/newsdetail14991.cfm?id=0,1030
So where is the problem in that
The strange thing is that in the Bible said marriage of the Virgin Mary at age 12
(Although it makes the saint a widowed father of
six who is 90 years old when he marries
twelve-year-old Mary, this story describes him)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08504a.htm
Michael asked a question: “did you find the images insulting and, if so, which ones and why?”
Mohammed’s anwer does not make sense. It goes on and on without a reply.
What’s this thing about girls reaching puberty at early ages? Does this mean it is OK for someone to have sex with a girl aged 10 if the girl has reached puberty? Does this mean it was OK for the historical Mohammed to marry Aisha when he was 53 and she was 9?
But the worst thing in Mohammed’s reply, one for which all humans should be ashamed of is the following declaration [capitalisasion mine]:
IT DOES NOT MATTER WHETHER RELIGIONS ARE TRUE OR FALSE But what is important is respect for religious symbols and not to hurt the feelings of others.
Wooaoo!!!
This is the weirdest thing I’ve ever heard.
Of course we care of what is true or false. This is the basis of morality, science, behavior, work, discovery, pleasure, freedom, in brief, everything we do as humans.
Let me give some trivial examples: Suppose, for instance, I wake up one day having had a dream that a god appeared in my sleep telling me that I need to establish a new religion. This religion requires me to be drinking human blood. So I go out and try to get some of it by all means possible. I also get followers who believe the same thing. We argue that it is our religion and we should be respected for that.
Or, suppose, to give a real example, that my religion prohibits letting a woman go out of the house alone. But there are many women who were born in that religious environment (they had no choice–it was an accident of birth) who want to go out and explore the world. They see that their male equivalents do so any time they like. But they are being told that they have to stay home, and not even complain about it.
Should humans respect this kind of slavery on the basis that it is part of a religion?
P.S. In writing this, I am fully aware that I will not get a rational answer or anything that closely resembles an answer.
The best answer to TAKIS and regarding opinion of kind of slavery can be extracted from the following video on youtube….
Hope it may be useful….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWueNl6na5E
“The best answer to TAKIS and regarding opinion of kind of slavery can be extracted from the following video…”
Can you please translate this phrase in English? Also please explain what the linked video is about.
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