New Posts For Thread: It's kicking off on This Weekhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30419321/its-kicking-off-on-this-weekFrench Muslim journalist saying the cartoons "caused" the murders and that it's not the place of the terrorists to stop the carnage but of the French to stop offending Muslims.Neil, Abbot and Portillo not having it.She's not the first person to do so. One of the founding members of Charlie Hebdo wrote something similar in another magazine this week.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30419321/its-kicking-off-on-this-week?post_id=543115141#543115141She's not the first person to do so. One of the founding members of Charlie Hebdo wrote something similar in another magazine this week.Thu, 15 Jan 2015 19:21:47 -0600One question I would have liked to have seen put to her to illustrate the gap between how muslims see Mohammed and how we see Jesus for example is the issue of depiction of the prophet in any form at all. I'm quite sure that if she did answer it woulhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30419321/its-kicking-off-on-this-week?post_id=543114411#543114411One question I would have liked to have seen put to her to illustrate the gap between how muslims see Mohammed and how we see Jesus for example is the issue of depiction of the prophet in any form at all. I'm quite sure that if she did answer it woulThu, 15 Jan 2015 18:19:43 -0600To be fair to her it seemed to me that she said something along the lines of, that it could be seen in those terms. I don't think she was quite so obvious and I think she was seeking to draw a parallel to the many hundreds of thousands of muslims whohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30419321/its-kicking-off-on-this-week?post_id=543114333#543114333To be fair to her it seemed to me that she said something along the lines of, that it could be seen in those terms. I don't think she was quite so obvious and I think she was seeking to draw a parallel to the many hundreds of thousands of muslims whoThu, 15 Jan 2015 18:15:13 -0600http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nabila_RamdaniIn Aug 2013, an opinion piece in The Observer penned by Ramdani incorrectly asserted that Israel had used chemical weapons against Gaza, in the form of white phosphorosus shells. In response to ensuing critihttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30419321/its-kicking-off-on-this-week?post_id=543114323#543114323http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nabila_RamdaniIn Aug 2013, an opinion piece in The Observer penned by Ramdani incorrectly asserted that Israel had used chemical weapons against Gaza, in the form of white phosphorosus shells. In response to ensuing critiThu, 15 Jan 2015 18:14:48 -0600Frightning the key word. "Respected!!French journalist"https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30419321/its-kicking-off-on-this-week?post_id=543114309#543114309Frightning the key word. "Respected!!French journalist"Thu, 15 Jan 2015 18:13:41 -0600And she simply didn't seem to understand or perhaps care that a central aspect of French law is that unlike here there is an absolute separation of state from religion and therefore no religion has protection under the law.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30419321/its-kicking-off-on-this-week?post_id=543114277#543114277And she simply didn't seem to understand or perhaps care that a central aspect of French law is that unlike here there is an absolute separation of state from religion and therefore no religion has protection under the law.Thu, 15 Jan 2015 18:11:50 -0600Indeed. Admittedly stereotypical but she dressed perfectly normally. No headscarf, no burkha and no obvious outward sign that she held such radical views.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30419321/its-kicking-off-on-this-week?post_id=543114233#543114233Indeed. Admittedly stereotypical but she dressed perfectly normally. No headscarf, no burkha and no obvious outward sign that she held such radical views.Thu, 15 Jan 2015 18:09:30 -0600Frightening. This is someone who is a journalist, not an extremist and she felt they got what they deserved.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30419321/its-kicking-off-on-this-week?post_id=543114127#543114127Frightening. This is someone who is a journalist, not an extremist and she felt they got what they deserved.Thu, 15 Jan 2015 18:01:02 -0600She wouldn't answer the question of whether Mohammed would have approved. Several times she was asked and she was implacable. Very worrying.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30419321/its-kicking-off-on-this-week?post_id=543114063#543114063She wouldn't answer the question of whether Mohammed would have approved. Several times she was asked and she was implacable. Very worrying.Thu, 15 Jan 2015 17:58:20 -0600French Muslim journalist saying the cartoons "caused" the murders and that it's not the place of the terrorists to stop the carnage but of the French to stop offending Muslims.Neil, Abbot and Portillo not having it.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30419321/its-kicking-off-on-this-week?post_id=543113999#543113999French Muslim journalist saying the cartoons "caused" the murders and that it's not the place of the terrorists to stop the carnage but of the French to stop offending Muslims.Neil, Abbot and Portillo not having it.Thu, 15 Jan 2015 17:55:54 -0600