A Discord over Dogmas
Satiric cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in a Danish newspaper triggered a wave of protests among Muslims worldwide. Is it a godsend for the far-right and radical Muslims?
February 14, 2006
SHOUTS of Allahu Akbar rang out from the 2,000 or so followers of Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia who took to the streets last week. They were protesting the publication of cartoons of Prophet Muhammad in a Danish newspaper, the Jyllands-Posten. The Hizbut Tahrir supporters from Jakarta and surrounding areas, gathered at the Hotel Indonesia roundabout, near the Nusantara Building. There was a stage large enough to deliver orations, and loudspeakers were
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