FREEDOM TO LAUGH

Concerning the cartoons, permit me to post a few links that show what others within the oilam are saying.


Here's Chana, a young blogger who is more mature and thoughtful than many twice her age:
http://curiousjew.blogspot.com/
I do not agree with her on this issue, but her postings are well thought out. Many of her postings are startlingly lomdish.


Here's Fleur de lis:
http://fleurdelis28.blogspot.com/2006/02/sigh.html
And:
http://fleurdelis28.blogspot.com/2006/02/more-about-that-cartoon-thing.html
Again, a somewhat nuanced approach to the cartoons.


One of the commenters who shows up regularly on Chana's blog (and on Dovbear: http://dovbear.blogspot.com/) is 'Jameel at the Muqata', a settler with a keen mind - which I acknowledge though I cannot rationally support many of his opinions (emotionally yes, but that is a different matter): http://muqata.blogspot.com/
He too has something to say about the cartoon controversy. Just cruise through his recent postings.


Here's a thoughtful and witty Arab commenting on the cartoon controversy:
http://muttawa.blogspot.com/
He shows that there is still much hope for liberal Western civilization.


Last and least, my own take. Last as a matter of modesty, and least because that modesty is well-deserved; I am not nearly as good a writer as I would like to be, which I learn on a daily basis from reading everybody else's stuff.
http://atthebackofthehill.blogspot.com/2006/02/hirsi-ali-right-to-publish-cartoons.html
And
http://atthebackofthehill.blogspot.com/2006/02/camels-pigs-and-mohammed-peebooh.html
And
http://atthebackofthehill.blogspot.com/2006/02/cartoon-rioting-screams-from-voiceless.html
And
http://atthebackofthehill.blogspot.com/2006/02/and-speaking-of-offence.html


Regards, and a gitn shabbes y'all.