The spokesman said that the action taken by the daily “Politiken” should have been taken immediately after the first publication of insulting caricatures in 2005 as a demonstration of the Danish society’s respect for tolerance and respect for the sentiments of 1.5 billion world Muslims who felt humiliated, insulted and deeply hurt by the publication of the cartoons.
The spokesman said that the apology issued by the “Politiken” yesterday would be seen by Muslims as a development towards rectification with regard to the hurt and insult caused to them by the publications of the cartoons.
The spokesman hoped that the action taken by “Politiken” newspaper would be replicated by other newspapers that had published the cartoons as well as by the cartoonist himself. He added that OIC is strongly committed to freedom of expression but believes that it should be exercised responsibly so as not to create incitement and provocation leading to social unrest and disturb interfaith harmony.
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