Should the media publish images of Muhammad?

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• Also, see this link.
  
  http://www.zombietime.com/mohammed_image_archive/islamic_mo_full/

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  by Dr Jones on July 24th, 2009

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• Where in the Koran does it say that you cannot produce images of Mohammed? Surely this is just a Wahabbi interpretation of Islam, which many Muslims reject?
  
  How is it that for centuries Muslims have published pictures of Mohammed, often depicting scenes from the Koran?
  
  I saw a TV reporter in Tehran last year buying a picture of Mohammed in a shop outside a Mosque. He interviewed the Mullah who worked in the Mosque who approved of Muslims creating and displaying pictures of Mohammed.

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  by Dr Jones on July 29th, 2009

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• You assume that the media would be doing it just to irritate them. The question was entirely too broad to draw such a narrow conclusion.

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  by MRMacrum on February 19th, 2009

• What other purpose could there be for creating pictures of the deity of a religion that forbids creating likenesses of that deity? We have no idea what Muhammed looks like. We do know that the people who worship Muhammed consider it disrespectful to render an image of him.

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  by justmesuzanne on February 19th, 2009

• The difference is that we live in a society in which free inquiry is a fundamental value. Are you aware that it is only *some* Muslim traditions that forbid images of Muhammad? that historically Muslims themselves made such images? The tendency of violent fringe groups to use their barbarism to dominate the rest of society is precisely the value of promoting freedom; and tolerance of divergent views is the mark of a civilized human being.

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  by Tom Terrific on February 19th, 2009

• Google "Muhammed, images". There are plenty of images to look at. And thank you Tom Terific - excellent comment. I would also say that to cave to the whim of every religion aout of respect for their "values" can only go so far in an open society. They need to make accomodations if they choose to live in one. Not the other way around.

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  by MRMacrum on February 19th, 2009

• The question is not "Do the media have the right or freedom to ..." The question is "Should the media..." My answer stands. What would be the point? To what purpose? As has been pointed out, people who want or need to see renderings of the image of Muhammed can Google it. Muslims who wish to display images of Muhammed can. There is no reason for the general media to display images of Muhammed if it will offend some members of the religion. As far as I know, Muhammed is not making any breaking news stories these days.

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  by justmesuzanne on February 19th, 2009

• Ah, splitting hairs now I see. "rights" v "Should". You read a lot into that question and then also into my answer. You seem to assume motives not in evidence just based on this question and my answer. You say that if something offends someone, it should not be shown in public. Is that right? Or is it just that we should only be concerned over what Muslims are offended by? Maybe the government should step in and ensure that we can be safe from that which we find offensive.

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  by MRMacrum on February 20th, 2009

• I am answering this question as it is written.

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  by justmesuzanne on February 20th, 2009

• Well, your opinion that the media should not present something because it offends a specific group of people makes me wonder how you might feel if the question was, "Should the media publish anything any group might find offensive?"

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  by MRMacrum on February 20th, 2009

• As I said, I am answering this question as it is written.

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  by justmesuzanne on February 20th, 2009

• And I say you are wrong because you assume facts not in evidence and certainly not part of the question.

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  by MRMacrum on February 20th, 2009

• This is becoming tiresome. I have said what I have to say. Good day, sir.

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  by justmesuzanne on February 20th, 2009

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• There is nothing in Christianity that forbids pictures of Jesus. Pictures of Jesus are part of our Christian tradition.

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  by justmesuzanne on February 19th, 2009

• As Tom Terrific pointed out, not all muslims even see it as you do. There is nothing specific in the Koran that forbids it. Do your homework. It is an interpretation. I guess Islam and Christianity have at least two things in common. Neither one specifically prohibits displaying images of their prophets. And both have within their ranks people who take their religion entirely too seriously and would love to force their values on me without my permission.

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  by MRMacrum on February 19th, 2009

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• If we were not allowed to do things that might hurt someone's feelings, no one would do anything ever. Besides, I certainly would not worry too much about hurting the feelings of Muslims at large, many of whom seem to be willing to hurt others' lives for the sake of their feelings.

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  by Tamilze on July 29th, 2009

• many of whom seem to be willing to hurt others' lives for the sake of their feelings.
  
  
  how do you reach this conclusion?? are you a researcher or just say what you heard from other???

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  by Ahmed_225 on July 29th, 2009

• It doesn't take a lot of research to see that in the Muslim world, you either do as they say or you die.

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  by Tamilze on July 29th, 2009

• you seem to be influenced by media

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  by Ahmed_225 on July 29th, 2009

• I know you wish I was. Well, I am a little, but at least I don't watch cable news.
  Still, the Muslim world is a vacuum for social and technological progress, and that can clearly be seen when you look at the state of it today. Therefore, most Muslims in these places don't know how to play nice with the other people in the world, and are more or less still stuck in the same place they were 500 years ago.

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  by Tamilze on July 29th, 2009

• yes you are right ..
  
  But Muslims don't nessesarly reflect Islam

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  by Ahmed_225 on July 29th, 2009

• They may not accurately portray it, but they certainly do reflect it.

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  by Tamilze on July 29th, 2009

• no
  
  muslims in the past did reflect Islam .. while Eurpe was in the dark .. Muslims were the leader for Science.
  
  Islam ask people to dicover, to learn, to be effective, being productive, ....etc. Muslims surly don't reflect ture islam
  
  read the quran to judge in Islam

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  by Ahmed_225 on July 29th, 2009

• I'm not convinced that most Muslims don't follow the Qur'an. In fact, I think many of them follow it pretty rigidly, as long as Western eyes aren't looking, and even sometimes when they are.

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  by Tamilze on July 29th, 2009

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