Articles tagged ‘Prophet Mohammed’
Ascension Day of Prophet Mohammed in Indonesia
By Nick | August 20th, 2006 |
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Today is a national holiday in Indonesia. The occasion is the Ascension to heaven of Prophet Mohammed. Wasn’t there some other dude who ascended to heaven?
Denmark’s ambassador to return to Bali today
By Nick | February 22nd, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Denmark’s ambassador will return to Bali today. The Danish embassy in Jakarta came unde attack, or at least serious prostest earlier this month by Muslims angry at the cartoons of Prophet Mohammed. No real damage was done, but after annoymous threats had been made against Danish citizens, the ambassador left.
Cartoon protests in Jakarta
By Nick | February 20th, 2006 | 3 Comments »
A peaceful Sunday here in Bali saw Ika, Jevon and I eat lunch at Warung Jegog in Kuta before sitting under a tree on Kuta Beach. Things were not so peaceful in Jakarta however, where a few hundred fundamental Muslims attacked the US embassy.
Indonesia say prophets cartoon riots are unjust
By Nick | February 9th, 2006 | 5 Comments »
The groundswell of emotion that has surrounded the drawing of Prophet Mohammed is breathtaking. There is much debate over the issue of freedom of expression vs. religious respect. I’m not going to get into that here, but will say I can see both sides. Yesterday Indonesian President SBY said the cartoons were an insult to [...]
Danish travel agents cancel trips to Bali
By Nick | February 8th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Bali just can’t get a break these days. Someone breaks wind in another part of the world and somehow it comes back to Bali. The latest piece of weird-logic was made by Danish travel agents who have canceled trips to Bali, over the ‘cartoon crisis’. Let me tell any Danish person who is reading this, [...]
Cartoon protests spread in Indonesia
By Nick | February 6th, 2006 | 8 Comments »
The cartoons of Prophet Mohammed have become more famous than the Mona Lisa. Religious fanatics around the world have seized on this and used it as a lightening rod for their personal tensions. The BBC website reports that protests have spread to Indonesia’s second biggest city, Surabaya, in E. Java.
