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CARICATURING A NATION. AMERICAN AND MUSLIMS. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS MIKE THOMPSON. I'M WITH THE... |
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I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE THE DISTINGUISHED PANEL. JOE SGLABZABOSZABO. HE AUTHORED AND EDITED BOOKS THAT... |
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NIK KOWSAR IS A FOUR-TIME NATIONALITY PRESS REPORTER FROM IRAN. HE WAS IN PROS SON FOR A CARTOON ... |
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NEXT IS FLEMMING ROSE. A DANISH JOURNALIST AND AUTHOR. HE WAS PRINCIPLE MRIY RESPONSIBLE FOR PUBLISHING... |
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HE WAS THE MOSCOW COURSE CORRESPONDENT FOR A NEWSPAPER. IN 1999 HE BECAME A MOSCOW CORRESPONDENT.... |
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THEY LOOK TO COVER THEMSELVES TO A MODEST DEGREE. IT'S NOT HUMILIATING. ONLY TO THOSE WHO DO NOT... |
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OUR ATTACK IN AFGHANISTAN HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH TRYING TO INSURANCE INSTITUTE WOMEN'S RIGHTS. THE... |
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THE PERSON WITH THE BEARD AND THE BEARD IS COMING DOWN A MEANS OF OWE PRESS NIS? |
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THE LEGAL PHYSICAL FIGHT FOR A BETTER WORLD JIHAD HAS A LOD OF LEGALITIES TO IT. IT IS SOMETHING WE... |
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THE WORD JIHAD IS TRANSLATED STRUGGLE FOR TRUTH. TO DEPICT IT MUSLIM THAT THE KILLING THAT THEY'RE... |
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THIS IS AN UNLAWFUL WAR THAT IS GOING INTO VIOLATING THE RULES OF THE BOUNDARIES. A HIRABI IS A PERSON... |
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YOU HAVE ENGLISH WORDS AND THEN YOU PUT IN AL LAWLAH.ALLAH. |
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THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF FEEDING INTO FAR RIGHT WING LANGUAGE CLASS OF CIVILIZATION. IT'S SAYING... |
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I PERSONALLY MYSELF FEEL THAT YOU CAN'T STOP ALL THE CREATIVE AT THIS AND ALL THE CRITICISM, BUT IN... |
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WOMEN GET HANGED AND GET THEIR HANDS CHOPPED OFF. I WOULD THINK MUSLIM WOMAN WOULD FIND SOME LESS OFFENSIVE... |
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THE DANGER WE RUN INTO IS WE LOOK LIKE DUMB AMERICANS IF IT'S EASY JOKES. WHEN WE DO THE JOKES ABOUT... |
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WHY ISN'T EVERYTHING FAIR GAME? |
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GENERALLY IT IS. IF YOU'RE GOING TO GO OUT AND SECUREDO HINDUISM, YOU HAVE TO KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT... |
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WE HAVE TO BE SMART ABOUT WHAT WE DO, BUT AT THE SAME TIME I THINK THERE ARE UNIVERSAL IMAGES. THERE... |
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WE'D LIKE TO SEE IT HAPPEN TO OTHER RE LIJLIJGIONS AND SEE IF |
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THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT, MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE DONE THIS BEFOREHAND, BUT I GOT A GROUP... |
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I'D NOW LIKE TO TURN THE PODIUM OVER TO JOE SZABO. |
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THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENCE. HOPEFULLY YOU ARE GOING TO BE SUB JEBD TO A SERIES OF HOPEFULLY LEGAL ACCENTS.... |
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YOU GO ON. EVIL. I WAS QUITE TAKEN ABACK BY SOME OF THESE EXPRESSESIONSEXPRESSIONS. I'M GOING TO SHOW... |
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I MISSED THAT. THAT WAS A CARTOON BY A SINGAPORE CARTOONIST WHO SHOWED MICKEY MOUSE TAKING HIS AREAS... |
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I WOULD LIKE TO TURN ON THE MUSLIM VIEW AND SHOW YOU SOME EX EXCERPTS FROM THE CARTOONIST FROM EGYPT.... |
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I TALKED TO A CORRESPONDENT AND HE HAD SOME INTERESTING THOUGHTS. [LAUGHTER] AL JAZEERA CORRESPONDENT.... |
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AMERICA'S LEAD A LIFE OF ACCUSATIONS, SUSPICION AND FEAR. AND OF COURSE YOU'LL SEE A LOT OF CARTOONS... |
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THIS IS FROM SIR YEAHYRIA. YOU CAN READ IMAGES, I ASSUME. |
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THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE ONES ONES. THIS IS ANOTHER ONE OF HIS. THIS IS INTERESTING TO COMPARE... |
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IT'S ABOUT AMERICANS I REMEMBER GANS, THEY THINK THEY CAN DECIDE WHO IS RIGHT, WRONG, WHO IS OKAY... |
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A CARTOON FROM JORDAN CALLING OUR CULTURE FOR JUSTICE SADISTIC. |
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I'M SORRY THE COMPUTER IS A LITTLE SLOW AND I PROBABLY PUSHED A BUTTON TOO MANY TIMES AND SKIPPED... |
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IF YOU WANT TO GO BACK, YOU JUST GO LIKE THIS. |
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OKAY, GREAT. |
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THAT'S OKAY. THIS IS A LIGHTER SUBJECT. I MEAN HEAVIER, AS YOU CAN SEE. DURING MY CONVERSATIONS WITH... |
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NOW, THIS IS AN INTERESTING SUBJECT HERE. IN MOST OF THE ARAB WORLD WHEN I TALK TO ARABS, THEY EXPRESS... |
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HERE OF COURSE THIS VERY GOOD CARTOON IS VERY EXPRESSIVE ABOUT HOW THE UNITED STATES IS STALKING IN... |
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I'M GOING TO SHOW THIS FOR A MOMENT. THIS IS A COME MIC BOOK ILLUSTRATION, AND THEN -- IT'S INTERESTING... |
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THIS CARTOON IS NOT A VERY GOOD ONE. ITS'S QUITE PRIMITIVE, BUT I WANTED TO INCLUDE IT BECAUSE IT... |
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JUST TO WRAP IT UP LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT A COUPLE MORE IMAGES. THIS ONE ALSO IS A WIDE-STRAED BELIEF... |
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LET'S FINISH IT WITH A CARTOON THAT IS REALLY HARD TO FORGET, I BELIEVE. THANKS VEECH FOR YOUR ATTENTION.... |
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THANK YOU, JOE. NIK KOWSAR. |
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FIRST OF ALL I WANTED TO SAY THAT IF JOE HAD GONE TO IRAN AND CONTRAST TO ME, HE LOOKS LIKE A MUSLIM... |
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I WAS CALLED A BROTHER WHEN I WAS THERE. |
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WHAT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT WAS -- IS AS A MUSLIM LIVING IN CANADA FOR FOUR YEARS AND HOW HAVE I FELT... |
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THIS IS ONE QUESTION THAT I HAD. THE OTHER THING AS THE BOOK SAYS THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF JOURNALISM... |
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THE WHOLE THING I WANTED TO ASK WAS WAS THE WHOLE ACTION JURN LIST I CAN OR ACTIVISM? THAT WE'RE TRYING... |
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NEXT UP I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE FLEMING ROSE. |
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THANK YOU. YOU SEE THE FULL PAGE IN THE NEWSPAPER, NOT FRONT PAGE, BUT JUST PAGE THREE IN THE SECTION... |
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AND THE AUTHOR WAS REFERRING TO TWO CASES, ONE WAS KILLED ON THE STREETS, A WIDE WORLD CASE, AND A... |
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AT THIS POINT I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PRESENTATION UP FOR QUESTIONS. BUT FIRST I WANT TO ASK IF ANY... |
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HI. WHEN CARTOONS FIRST CAME OUT AND THEY MENTIONED THE STORY IN THE UNITED STATES, THERE WAS IN ... |
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FLEMING, YOU WANT TO TAKE THAT ONE? |
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CAN YOU HEAR SNOW THAT'S A VERY GOOD QUESTION. I THINK TO TAKE THE LAST PART OF YOUR QUESTION FIRST,... |
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WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO TAKE IT? |
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I HAVE A QUESTION OF FLEMING. DID YOU OR WOULD YOU ASK ARREST TONIGHTISTS TO DRAW IMAGES OF CHRISTIAN... |
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MY MOTIVATION FOR -- I THINK I EXPLAINED THAT IF ANY INTRODUCTION. MY MOTIVATION HERE WAS TO TO DO... |
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BUT WHY ISLAM OR WHY MOHAMMED? WHY NOT ANOTHER SYMBOL? |
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BECAUSE ALL THE EXAMPLES I REFERRED TO HAD TO DO WITH ISLAM. A LOT OF PEOPLE ASKED ME WHY DIDN'T... |
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I THINK NICK -- DID YOU WANT |
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YES. I HAVE A DOUBT ON THE FACT WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT POLITICAL CORRECTNESS. NOW THAT THEY HAVE --... |
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YEAH. |
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JUST A QUICK RESPONSE. |
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OKAY. JUST BRIEFLY. |
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IT'S PART OF OUR TRADTOIGS MAKE FUN OF RELIGION. AND I THINK A VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE HERE IS THAT IT... |
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WE HAVE TIME FOR ONE LAST QUESTION. |
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AND I HAD QUICK QUESTION FOR NICK. I WANTED TO GRADUATE NICK ON THE REUNION HE JUST HAD WITH HIS... |
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REGARDING THE CARTOONS I STILL DRAW FOR WEBSITES, I STILL DON'T DRAW THE LET'S SAY RELIGIOUS FIGURES... |
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OK. I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO WRAP IT UP RIGHT NOW. SORRY, WALT. OK, WALT, GO AHEAD. |
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ONE LAST -- BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE -- I JUST HAVE THIS QUESTION FOR MR. ROSE. IS IT A FACT THAT IN THE... |
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NO, IT'S NOT. |
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IT'S NOT? |
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IT'S NOT. |
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THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] |
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NICK, DO YOU WANT ADD ANYTHING? |
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I JUST WANT TO MAKE ONE OR TWO POINTS. I THINK, IN FACT, IT'S ZYMNATING TOWARDS MINORITIES TO TREAT... |
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NICK, WAS THERING IN YOU WANTED TO ADD? |
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ON THE QUESTION OF WHETHER IT'S ILLEGAL TO DRAW THE PROPHET. NO. YOU CAN SEE A LOT OF PAINTINGS ... |
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OK. I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO WRAP IT UP. WE COULD KEEP GOING ON AND ON, BUT CAN WE GET A ROUND... |
NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.