Morning Newsje
This newsje* caught my eye this morning. Out of the whitewater of hype and backlash from the Danish "Mohammedan" pictures (including my favorite "IRAN RENAMES DANISH PASTRIES") googlenews' mathematics had picked an article about tolerant Islam as the lead story on the topic. Wonderful, I thought until I noticed the attached picture of a man wearing a pig nose- a juxtaposition that appeared clearly anti-islamic. Upon quick investigation I found that in fact the picture came from an article "AP Protests Use of Photo in Controversy", and googlenews has it feeding the fire it's trying to address.
"This August 14, 2005, file photo shows a costumed competitor in a French pig-squealing contest at an agricultural fair. It was circulated this week in a pamphlet purporting to show images offensive to Islam. The photo has no connection with Islam or the caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad published in a Danish newspaper in September. The Associated Press has protested this misleading usage and is demanding that distributors stop circulating it."
(AP Photo/Bob Edme, Files)
I vow to write no more entries about google news juxtaposition.
* arthurdutch for little piece of news
posted by Arthur Josephson @ 11:12 AM
3 Comments:
"The difference of religion has never been a problem for us," said Camara, 65.
I hope she will be right...and everyone will start again to think about what we can do, all together, to make better our world.
Thanks Arthur to put this article on my attention... a light in the middle of the dark.
take care my dera friend
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