It appears that the Iranians are looking to try and revive the flagging Cartoon Jihad™
Via MEMRI:
In an interview with the political reporter of the Iranian News Agency Mehr, one of the managers of the Ya Mohammed website said that the site was launched as part of the "Internet Jihad to fight against the front of blasphemy" and "as a broad protest against the insults of the Western media."It should be noted that the site is registered and operated by proxy in the U.S. The following are excerpts from the Mehr report:
An Effort to Block the Plots of the Western Internet Media
"...One of the managers of the Ya Mohammed site said: 'To date, 36,000 people have participated in the website poll, and 96% of them want to continue the Internet protests against the insults of the Western media, in an effort to prevent the repetition of such ugly conduct.'
"It should be noted that waves of protests swept over various countries throughout the world following the insults to the prophet of Islam by the Danish newspaper and various other Western newspapers. This protest has reached the Internet as well, and the Muslims are making efforts to block the influence and plots of the Western Internet media.
"Towards this goal, various Muslim students from universities worldwide have launched the Ya Mohammed website, as a broad protest against the Western media's insult..., [focusing] especially on the Google search engine. You can reach the above-mentioned site [Ya Mohammed] at http://www.ya-mohammed.com .
"This site has now started [to operate] in six languages - Persian, Arabic, English, Italian, French and Spanish - and has the latest news and issues concerning Islam.... The site manager said that the site would soon begin to operate in Urdu, Russian, and Chinese.
"Every Internet user can write his e-mail address and subscribe to the site...
"The site manager said he has asked other Internet users, who themselves have websites or weblogs, to provide a link to the Ya Mohammed site. So far, more than 1,100 sites and weblogs have given such a link, but for those concerned with this matter, this number is not sufficient for an Internet Jihad to fight against the front of blasphemy...
CONTINUE...
Right...
You can stand up to Islamist intolerance or you can be its next victim. The choice is yours.
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Address: 66.246.129.53
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Our favorite "blasphemous" cartoon will be found here...
Posted on 31 March 2006 @ 23:07