Tuesday, February 7, 2006
National Review has a collection of short essays on the controversies writing from a variety of directions: The Clash to End All Clashes? Making sense of the cartoon jihad.
Martin Kramer, who's essay wasn't included, concludes with this suggestion:
...Europe must stand firm and united, lest it become a tributary of despots and fanatics. European states should close their embassies in Damascus and Beirut, in solidarity with the Danes. The Danish government should emulate Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Under fire for his Holocaust remarks, he announced Iran would convene a conference to delve into the historicity of the Nazi genocide. Denmark should offer to convene a conference in Copenhagen, comparing histories of religious tolerance and free speech. For the main event, I propose a disputation between Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi and Christopher Hitchens. May the best civilization win.