The Ascension of the Prophet Muhammad
Der Speigel reports that, Titanic, a German satire magazine (think Cracked or Mad) is sponsoring a Muhammad look-alike contest.
Titanic, the German satire magazine, is never far from polemics, but its latest action takes its reputation for controversy to new heights: It is staging a Muhammad look-a-like competition — and has invited the Turkish President Abdullah Gül to take part.
A drawing submitted to “Titanic” as part of its Muhammad look-alike contest.
Turkish newspapers were quick to react to the “unbelievable competition,” which is to be held parallel to the Frankfurt Book Fair, where Turkey will be the guest country this year. The popular Turkish daily Sabah drew parallels with the infamous Muhammad cartoons published in Denmark’s Jyllands-Posten newspaper in 2005, which sparked death threats and protests across the Muslim world, with some escalating into violence.
Here’s the link to Titanic for our German reading readers… Rufus and Stephanie have at it.
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