from the New York Times<\/a><\/p>\n We really had to struggle with the decision of whether or not to publish Some of us wanted to publish them because the Bush administration finds On the other hand, it comes dangerously close to crossing the line around And if it blew up in our face, even though we believe very strongly Then we thought of some of our Muslim students, past and present, not So although we are eternally grateful that we could, if we wished, publish One of the problems we have always had WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 The Muslim world erupted in anger on Friday over caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad published in Europe while the Bush administration offered the protesters support, saying of the cartoons, "We find them offensive, and we certainly understand … Continue reading ![](\"http:\/\/cyber.law.harvard.edu\/blogs\/static\/dowbrigade\/koran184.jpg\")
WASHINGTON,
\n Feb. 3 The Muslim world erupted in anger on Friday over caricatures of
\n the Prophet Muhammad published in Europe while the Bush
\n administration offered the protesters support, saying of the
\n cartoons<\/a>, "We
\n find them offensive, and we certainly understand why Muslims would find
\n these images offensive."<\/p>\n
\n in this space one or all of the twelve sketches of Muhammad at the center
\n of this controversy. They are easy enough to find on
\n the internet<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\n them offensive, and petty much anything they are against has a place
\n in the Dowbrigade News. Then there is our established identity
\n as a graphic-centric blog, and a fan of political cartooning. Add to
\n that our at times tragic attraction to the provocative and there was
\n a lot going for throwing the images up there asap.<\/p>\n
\n our pledge not to blog about our workplace, which currently counts many
\n Muslims among its clients. Even though we try to keep our blogging separate
\n from our day job, we have learned by bitter experience that if you hope
\n that a particular person or group of people never, ever see a particular
\n posting, it is almost certain that they will, sooner or later. Call
\n it Dowbrigade’s Law.<\/p>\n
\n that in a free society not even religions can claim immunity from satire,
\n we have to ask ourselves: Is this an issue we are ready and willing to
\n go to the mat on? To risk our job and career over? Romantic fool that
\n we are, we were leaning towards a "yes".<\/p>\n
\n as Muslims or as students, but as people. People we knew and liked and
\n respected. People we would not want to insult or offend in any
\n normal personal, social or professional situation. <\/p>\n
\n the Heretical Dozen, we will refrain. Anyone who would not be offended
\n can easily check them out here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\n with religious fundamentalists, of all stripes and sects, is that they
\n seems to have exorcised their senses of humor….\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"