Gunman kills Jordanian writer charged over anti-Islam cartoon: Report

middleeasteye.net, Gunman kills Jordanian writer charged over anti-Islam cartoon: Report "The cartoon Hattar posted on his Facebook page featured an illustration of God under the title "God of Daesh," using an Arabic acronym for the Islamic State (IS) group"

Jordanian website turns to satire to combat heavy news

middleeasteye.net, Jordanian website turns to satire to combat heavy news, 23 May 2016 "There are few regions on Earth where the truth is harder to bear than the Middle East. The daily news of air strikes, suicide bombings and entire cities under siege is more than most people can countenance.

"That is why one website has begun packaging the news with a dose of comedy, to get Arabs to engage more with what is happening around them. That website, al-Hudood (The Limits), is a kind of Arabic equivalent of the Onion. It uses satire to reveal serious and often dark realities about the world we live in." 

Some good examples on this website from al-Hudood.

'Looney Tunes'-style cartoon takes aim at ISIS

AP/alarabiya.net, 'Looney Tunes'-style cartoon takes aim at ISIS, 1 Sep 2014 " The Looney Tunes-style cartoon targeting Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) comes after its militants have swept across large swaths of Syria and Iraq, declaring their own self-styled caliphate while conducting mass shootings of their prisoners."

cartoonist profiled

NYT, Khalid Albaih’s Pen Leaves a Mark Across the Arab World inspirational cartoonist profiled

Jordan Rises as Internet Hub While King Curbs Expression

Jordan Rises as Internet Hub While King Curbs Expression - Businessweek "The country experienced a tech boom that gained speed as young Arabs toppled regimes from Egypt to Tunisia and millions were driven online for the first time. Jordan now hosts about three-quarters of all Arabic content on the Internet, according to the Geneva-based International Telecommunication Union (ITU)."

Refers to kharabeesh.com

Indonesian jailed for Prophet cartoons

alarabiya.net, Indonesian jailed for Prophet cartoons, 14 Jun 2012 "Alexander Aan, 30, was found guilty of “deliberately spreading information inciting religious hatred and animosity”, presiding judge Eka Prasetya Budi Dharma told the Muaro Sijunjung district court in western Sumatra."

'Charlie Hebdo' offices burned

WSJ, Fire Guts Magazie Offices Amid Controversy Over Caricature, 2 Nov 2011 refers to the firebombing of 'Charlie Hebdo''s offices in Paris, after the publication of an edition of their satirical magazine which features the Prophet Muhammad.

The 99 - update

The 99 Newsletter mentions the forthcoming film, TV series and documentary. The film premieres in New York. See Filmlinc.com, The 99 - Unbound

Al-Qaeda cartoon

Damien McElroy, Telegraph, Al-Qaeda plans cartoon to fight the West, 20 Jul 2011 "Fundamentalists in Yemen have drawn up cartoon sequences for a film designed to inspire children to take up acts of terrorism."

Also see Reuters Africa, Militants plan al Qaeda cartoon for kids, monitors say, 20 Jul 2011 "The British counter-extremism thinktank Quilliam said news of the planned movie was announced by a contributor calling himself Abu al-Laith al-Yemen on the password-protected Arabic-language al-Shumukh online discussion forum on Sunday."

'Wish You Waziristan'

AP/businessweek.com, UK delays release of anti-terror cartoon movie, 1 June 2011

"The six-minute movie follows two England-raised Muslim brothers as they travel to a terrorist training camp in Pakistan and back to Britain -- where they're taken into custody.

""It's a cautionary tale," said Martin Orton, whose company Bold Creative made the animated short with funding from the British government."

The clip has been taken down from YouTube, but you get a sense of the perspective from this SkyNews report ...

Cartoon perspective

Gaddafi, Mubarak and Ben Ali Meet in Satirical Cartoons | Digital Islam

Indonesia response to Facebook issues

Jakarta Post, MUI rules out fatwa against Facebook over cartoon, 21 May 2010 "The Indonesia Ulema Council (MUI) on Thursday reserved all fiery comments when thousands of Facebook users across the globe uploaded images of the Prophet Muhammad on the popular social networking site."

"A Muslim response to "Everybody Draw Muhammad Day""

Nihad Awan, Global Arab Network, Human decency: A Muslim response to "Everybody Draw Muhammad Day", 25 May 2010

South Park v. Revolutionmuslim.com IV

ITP/Right Side News, CAIR's Irresponsible Dismissal of the "South Park" Threat, 28 Apr 2010 opinion piece, with some useful threads

South Park v. Revolutionmuslim.com III

This story continues: Now Ayaan Hirsi Ali, herself no stranger to controversy, has provided an opinion piece for the Wall Street Journal (with related references to the impact of the web).

Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Wall Street Journal, 'South Park' and the Informal Fatwa, 27 Apr 2010 "By publicizing the supposed sins of Messrs. Stone and Parker, Mr. Amrikee undoubtedly believes he is fulfilling his duty to command right and forbid wrong. His message is not just an opinion. It will appeal to like-minded individuals who, even though they are a minority, are a large and random enough group to carry out the divine punishment."

In a related development, Pedestrian TV mentions that The Simpsons are supporting South Park. I also picked up that Revolution Muslim got hacked (with the hackers using one of the infamous Jyllands Posten cartoons): Jason Linkins, huffingtonpost.com, Revolution Islam, Website Of Group That Threatened Comedy Central, Is Hacked, 23 Apr 2010

Expect this theme to continue to play out in cyberspace and beyond.

South Park v. Revolutionmuslim.com II

Octavia Nasr, CNN, 'South Park' Mohammed issue sparks debate among Muslims, 22 Apr 2010 more on this. I haven't seen this episode.

South Park v. Revolutionmuslim.com

CNN, Security Brief: Radical Islamic Web site takes on 'South Park', 19 Apr 2010

"On Sunday, Revolutionmuslim.com posted an entry that included a warning to South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone that they risk violent retribution – after the 200th episode last week included a satirical discussion about whether an image of the prophet could be shown. In the end, he is portrayed disguised in a bear suit."

Jamie Paulin-Ramirez

NYT, In Ireland, a Hearing on a Plot to Kill a Swedish Cartoonist, 16 Mar 2010 "Ms. Paulin-Ramirez’s mother, Christine Mott, 59, said in an interview last week in Colorado that her daughter announced her conversion to Islam last Easter and became increasingly estranged from her family. She said that Ms. Paulin-Ramirez had been in contact with a man named Ali via the Internet, and that in the months before she left for Europe she had spent a lot of time on the computer, even neglecting her son from a previous marriage, Christian, 6, who is now in a state-run children’s home in Waterford."

Opinion piece: 'Jihad Jane and the Muhammad cartoons'

Wajahat Ali, altmuslim, Jihad Jane and the Muhammad cartoons, 15 Mar 2010 "As an artist who relishes creative freedom, I resist calls that advocate artistic censorship or pander to political correctness. However, art – whether it be through words or images – has never existed within an isolated vacuum, and generally draws upon and animates the existing cultural context of the day." Opinion piece

Cartoons re-printed

FT.com, Swedish newspapers reprint Mohammed cartoon, 10 Mar 2010 "Dagens Nyheter, a Stockholm-based daily, said it printed the picture as part of its news coverage of the alleged plot but made clear it was also a gesture of solidarity with the artist."