IOL: Copenh. Conf. Demands Gov't Apology for Cartoons

Reuters and Nidal Abu Aref, IOL Correspondent, COPENHAGEN, March 10, 2006

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(IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) – Muslim scholars taking part in a Copenhagen meeting on religious and cultural dialogue demanded the Danish government on Friday, March 10, to apologize for the publication of cartoons lampooning Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessing be upon him), criticizing the government's mishandling of the crisis.

"The Danish government should do a lot of things. The government should apologize," Egyptian preacher Amr Khaled told reporters Friday at the inauguration of the conference, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported.

Khaled, who has initiated the one-day meeting, said dialogue and many practical common projects, however, are more important that the apology.

"Denmark needs now to build bridges," he added.

Kuwaiti scholar Tareq Suwaidan also backed Khaled's call for an apology from the Danish government.

"An official apology is absolutely necessary ... because your government has not dealt with them (Muslims) respectfully," he said.

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