Like Jesus with an erect penis.

February 3, 2006 3:03 PM

After hearing plenty of news about the cartoons recently published by the Jyllands-Posten, I tried looking for the cartoons online to see what all the hoopla was about. The thing is, I can't seem to find them anywhere. Anybody know where they can be found?
posted by antifreez_ to Media & Arts (15 answers total)

Here you go.
posted by bshort at 3:06 PM on February 3, 2006

Response by poster: Sweet. Thanks, bshort!
posted by antifreez_ at 3:10 PM on February 3, 2006

The previous link is to the cartoons annotated with English translations. To see the original (along with much more data, of course) check the wikipedia entry.
posted by Rash at 3:41 PM on February 3, 2006

Follow up: The turban bomb cartoon seems to have caused the most hoopla; anybody here know what the Arabic writing on the bomb/turban means?
posted by AwkwardPause at 3:44 PM on February 3, 2006

The original image has once again disappeared from the wiki, sorry! This just happened (I checked before posting) -- in fact, the page was locked for a while yesterday, I assume to prevent another such deletion. Check back later.
posted by Rash at 3:56 PM on February 3, 2006

Here's my follow-up question. Did the page title come from a quote about the situation, or is it just the question-asker's cleverness shining through?
posted by visual mechanic at 3:59 PM on February 3, 2006

It's back, again. The one I mean is right up top, titled "Muhammeds ansigt".
posted by Rash at 4:00 PM on February 3, 2006

Explanation/Translation of each cartoon:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3561502a12,00.html

Cartoons in pretty big size:
http://cryptome.org/muhammad.htm
posted by studentguru at 4:01 PM on February 3, 2006

The image will continue disappearing from Wikipedia, undoubtedly, because of copyright issues.
posted by kindall at 4:04 PM on February 3, 2006

Response by poster: visual mechanic: Alas, not my cleverness. I lifted it from an article title that you can find here.
posted by antifreez_ at 5:59 PM on February 3, 2006

Thanks for the answer. Very interesting comparison. I appreciate the link.
posted by visual mechanic at 8:26 PM on February 3, 2006

No, kindall, it will keep disappearing from Wikipedia because of vandalism by -- probably in most cases -- Muslims.

The bit on the turban is an iconic example of Islamic calligraphy -- either the bismallah (which means "In the name of Allah, the merciful, the compassionate") or the shahada, (which means "Allah is God, and there is no God but Allah"). Connecting it with violence is certainly blasphemous for a Muslim.

While the shock of Jesus with an erect penis might provoke a shitstorm of its own, probably a more appropriate analogy would be Jesus wearing a Nazi Stormtrooper uniform.
posted by dhartung at 11:05 PM on February 3, 2006

Well sure, probably Muslims are removing it. But it's also copyrighted work and so can't be used on Wikipedia anyway, so it's not vandalism.
posted by kindall at 10:37 PM on February 4, 2006

From the Wikipedia vandalism page:

The image is believed to qualify as fair use since:

1. it is a low-resolution image; the full details of the drawings cannot be seen, nor can the text of the article be read (and thus should not inhibit Jyllands-Posten from selling their newspaper)
2. it is politically significant, as the page depicted sparked controversy lasting several months and even boycotts of its country of origin
3. it adds significantly to the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons article and is being used there for informational purposes.

posted by donpedro at 7:30 AM on February 5, 2006

A link was just posted on Metafilter.
posted by KRS at 7:51 AM on February 5, 2006