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[Digg] At last count, 107,000 protesters have signed an online petition demanding that Wikipedia take down this medieval image of the prophet Muhammed. "Please remove these illustrations and respect the peaceful request by vote.
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[Valleywag] 107000 demand Wikipedia remove this image of Muhammad [Wikipedia]: The same ideology that allows Wikipedia to exist free from censorship allows Muslims to practice their beliefs. Just because an image of Muhammad offends them doesn't mean that others shouldn't have the opportunity to see it.
[Dott-Com] Online Voters Demand Wikipedia Remove the Illustrations of ...: From the online petition, there already 111105 protesters have signed the petition demanding and urges that Wikipedia take down and removed the medieval image of the prophet Muhammad. The online petition demanding Wikipedia to remove .
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[Google Blogoscoped] Controversy Over Wikipedia's Use Of Muhammad Image: According to the International Herald Tribune, the depiction of Prophet Muhammad in Wikipedias article on the subject has triggered an online petition. The goal of the petition, which according to IHT collected more than 80000 .
[Because] Petition to remove images of Muhammed from Wikipedia: A group of Muslims have started a petition against Wikipedia because the Muhammad entry page features a picture of Muhammad.
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[Digg / upcoming] Keep the Images of Muhammad on Wikipedia (Petition): Tired of the recent petition to remove the images of Muhammad from Wikipedia? Have your voice heard with this counter petition: Keep the Images of Muhammad on Wikipedia!
[Mere Rhetoric] Wikipedia To Enraged Muslims: Get Bent: Important notice: Prior discussion has determined that pictures of Muhammad will not be removed from this article, and removal of pictures without discussion at Talk:Muhammad/images will be reverted. If you find these images offensive, it is possible to configure your browser not to display them;
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[Google Blogoscoped Forum] [OT] Online petition asks Wikipedia to remove pics of Muhammad: Many of the usages of wikipedia content were clearly commercial in nature, such as the german publishing house directmedia that decided to sell DVDs containing Wikipedia content. They also released the iso images to P2P networks, so there was a large benefit for anyone involved in this (the software they developed is very solid and useful).
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[Cynical-C Blog] Online petition asks Wikipedia to remove pictures of Muhammad: An article about the Prophet Muhammad in the English-language Wikipedia has become the subject of an online protest in the last few weeks because of its representations of Muhammad, taken from medieval manuscripts.
[FiD WeBlogâ] 107000 demand Wikipedia remove this image of Muhammed: At last count, 107,000 protesters have signed an online petition demanding that Wikipedia take down this medieval image of the prophet Muhammed. “Please remove these illustrations and respect the peaceful request by vote.
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[Comments for Tizona's Weblog] Comment on Muslims Protest Wikipedia Images of Muhammad by Tony Iovino: “I request all brothers and sisters to sign this petitions so we can tell Wikipedia to respect the religion and remove the illustrations,” the creator of the petition at The Petition Site asks.
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[Religion News Blog] Online petition asks Wikipedia to remove pictures of Muhammad: An article about the Prophet Muhammad in the English-language Wikipedia has become the subject of an online protest in the last few weeks because of its representations of Muhammad, taken from medieval manuscripts.
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[Blog of Cyber Brahma] Bravo Wikipedia!: […] S.K wrote an interesting post today on Bravo Wikipedia!Here’s a quick excerptWikipedia, the free on-line encyclopedia Wikipedia, the free on-line encyclopedia, contributed by netizens and the most accessed information resource on the web, has stood firm in retaining the 25th century illustration of Muhammed, … […]
[Iconia] Wikipedia Asked to Remove Muhammad Pics, Russias Bursting Icon Market: So about 100,000 Muslims have signed a petition demanding that Wikipedia remove all images of Muhammad from its site.
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[Comments for Dvorak Uncensored] Comment on Online petition asks Wikipedia to remove pictures of ...: Christianity and Judaism are starting to mellow out in their old age, and it’s getting harder for most of the people who have to believe to find a Christian (and maybe Jewish) sect to join that meets their needs, so they go looking. And there’s Islam.
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[New Humanist Blog] Muslims protest Wikipedia entry: Non-muslims are essentially not prohibited from breaking Islamic laws. But then again, in the strictest interpretations of the Quran, the muslims are probably urged to kill all infidels.
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[Mixed Multitudes] Muhammad on Wikipedia: The Wikipedia entry on Muhammad contains a 15th century illustration of the Muslim prophet preaching the Quran. But iconography like this is forbidden in Islam, which has inspired a petition to remove the image currently signed by more .
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[Comments for Dvorak Uncensored] Comment on Online petition asks Wikipedia to remove pictures of ...: The prophet’s (Muhammad) reason for not wanting a pictorial (or for that matter other forms such as statue or sculpture) of him is for fear that people might adore/worship his image rather than his messages (from God). In Islam, there is no physical symbols (unlike, for example Christian’s cross)(and no, the common crescent with 5 pointed star is not a symbol of Islam, but have somehow over the course of time been accepted as an emblem of Islam, but is not worshiped or considered holy in any way).
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