And, quite naturally, incurs wrath from the Muslim community. Of course, crucified frogs don't exactly endear Christians to such "artists" either. But such are the natural outcomes of freedom of speech, or, in this case, "expression." The question is, what will Muslims do? What if protests don't work, will they take it a step further?
"Sarah Maple's exhibition poses questions that anger Muslims," by Tim Walker for the Telegraph, October 10:
She’s been described as the new Tracey Emin, but even that femme terrible would probably fear to tread the territory that Sarah Maple is currently negotiating.The artist, who has shown at Ronnie Wood’s Scream gallery, has a new exhibition with a headline picture showing a Muslim woman cradling a pig.
Already, Mokhtar Badri, the vice-president of the Muslim Association of Britain, tells Mandrake that his organisation plans to visit the SaLon Gallery, in Notting Hill, west London, to demand that it remove Maple’s painting when it exhibits it next week.
“Although we condemn violence, Muslims have a right to express their disgust at this work,” he tells me. “An artist has the right to free speech and to express him or herself, but people also have the right to protest. She clearly wants to provoke a strong reaction from Muslims and that is what she will get.”
Maple, 23, who was brought up as a Muslim, has already evoked Islamic wrath. Her exhibition at Rolling Stone Wood’s gallery earlier this year depicted Muslim women in provocative poses, including one suggestively sucking on a banana.
Badri explained the upset that would be caused over the image. “Muslims believe that all of God’s creatures should be treated with respect, but we are taught to keep our distance from pigs because they are unclean,” he said. “That is why this picture is so offensive to us.”
A spokesman for the gallery explained: “She doesn’t intend to offend anyone but simply wants to pose questions about Muslim culture and identity.”
" “She doesn’t intend to offend anyone but simply wants to pose questions about Muslim culture and identity.”
Muslims executed Theo Van Gogh for doing exactly the same thing..
Aside from that, her actions are welcome, and just the sort of activities we need from people who question Islam. Granted, a lot of people can have legitimate questions re: her taste, but the last thing we need when confronting the ummah is worrying about taste. While some may well choose to be respectful in their opposition, what we also need is dis-respectful opposition, so that the Ummah is, for once, confronted not by mere peaceloving compromisers, but also by can-be thugs who would repond in the same way they respond to Christian or conservative protests whenever they occur.
"Badri explained the upset that would be caused over the image. “Muslims believe that all of God’s creatures should be treated with respect, but we are taught to keep our distance from pigs because they are unclean,” he said. “That is why this picture is so offensive to us.”
Well, add it to this list; what's one more item?
Moslems... pathetic humans following a pathetic human.
Flags
The English Flag being flown in England, as well as St. George Pins, worn by Englishmen in England, Austrian flag, Soccer Ball with Saudi Flag, Stepping on Makeshift Hamas and Hezbollah Flags, Ref's whistle with the Swiss Cross, The Israeli Flag, and of course...the American Flag.
Buildings
The World Trade Center, The Pentagon, The Giant Buddha's, The new Apple store in Manhattan.
The Beslan Memorial, Pool halls and coffee shops, Movie Theaters, the Graves of Biblical Joshua and Caleb, The Eiffel Tower, Coffee Shops.
Christians
The Trinity, Pope Benedict XVI. Pope John Paul II, Coptic Pope Shenouda III, Robert Spencer, The name "Crusaders" , The Cross, Christmas presents, Bibles, selling Bibles, Lip synching videos, Craig Winn, Prayer, Valentine's Day, Christians who accidently touch the Koran, Street Evangelists, The Letter X, Muslim converts to Christianity, the Knights of Malta, The Bishop of Rochester, Use of the word Allah by Catholics, Christians proselytizing to Muslims, Church Bells, a picture of Jesus hung on a staffroom wall, Father Zakariah, Jerry Falwell, a coin with John 3:16 printed on it, Eli Soriano.
Jews
The existence of Israel, The reality of the holocaust, Holocaust Day (UK), Teaching of the Holocaust, Annapolis Peace Talks, A Rabbi speaking at an Islamic University, An Israeli Vodka Bottle with a Picture of Jerusalem, Paper cups that were made in Israel, luggage from Israel, an Israeli soccer team, The Torah scrolls at Hebron.
Hindus/Buddhist's/other Religions
The Dalai Lama, Baha'i, Pagans, Zoroastrians.
Cartoons
The Danish Cartoons, Videos of Danes drawing Mohammed. Cartoons about Uday and Qusay's death. These photoshops, The Buddy Christ, Cambridge University cartoon, Pokemon, Opus, David Low's Jack Hobbs cartoon, "Mohammed Cat" , cartoon of Cheryfa MacAulay Jamal, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Mickey Mouse.
Movies/TV/Theater/Radio
The Movie "The Passion of the Christ" The Italian Film, 'Il mercante di pietre' (The Stone Merchant)
"24", Disney's "Aladdin", Theo Van Gogh's "Submission", A French play by Voltaire, "Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World" Rubber duck hostage video, Ohio CarAd, The Movie ,"300" PBS Documentary "Islam v Islamists", Jihad, the Musical, True Lies the Movie, Michael Savage, Paul Harvey, You Tube, Fitna the Movie, Bruce Almighty, Evan Almighty, Stage Version of the Satanic Verses, "Life of Mohammad" Movie, Bridgitte Bardot, Indian Soap Operas, Music Shops, Chicken Run, Saving Private Ryan, 1977 Movie, Mohammad, Messanger of God, the film "Crossing Over" Egyptian actor Amr Waked, Fiddler on the Roof, Satellite TV owners, Obsession the movie.
Food
Burger King ice cream cones, Jewish cookies, Israeli Dates, pork, even when consumed by non-Muslims. Alcohol, Quebec day-care lunch menu, Hot-Cross Buns, Cola Cola, Pepsi, Easter Eggs, Ham Sandwiches accidentally served to Muslim prisoners, Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches served in Jail, Parking lot sign jokingly labeled "the Porking Yard", Doritos and Salad Dressing containing trace amounts of alcohol, Falafels, Cucumbers, tomatoes and ice cream, Rum flavored ice cream.
Music
Music in general, A rap CD with Quranic verses. An award winning Spanish song, A party honoring late rock star Freddy Mercury, Mozart, Gospel music in a church van, a Muslim prayer set to House Music, Rock Singer who Bared his Chest, Vande Mataram, the Indian National Song, Avril Levigne, Gwen Stefani, Paul McCartney.
Humor/Satire
Disc jockey humor, "Terrorist" fireworks safety ad, 'Achmed the Dead Terrorist' Ringtone.
Animals
Piggy banks The Chinese "Year of the Pig" Toy Pigs, Pig-shaped stress relievers, Piglet from Winnie the Pooh, The Three Little Pigs, Nature course that included Pigs, Pig shaped playground toys, Dogs, guide dogs, Lost Dog Poster, Walking the Dog, Sniffer Dogs, Trainee Police Puppy Rebel, the selling of Dogs and Cats, unclothed female goats, Mice.
Public Figures
Walid Shoebat, Kamal Saleem, and Zachariah Anani, "The 3 Ex-Terrorists." Daniel Pipes, Ayaan Hirsi-Ali, MP Phil Woolas (UK), Virgil Goode, Jack Straw, Bloggers, The US Congress, Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe, Mayor of Mirfield Robert Bennett, Afghan Journalist Sayed Perwiz Kambakhsh, Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, Australian Prime Minister John Howard, Geert Wilders, Prince Harry, Ehsan Jami, Dr Wafa Sultan, Obama's Website, Michelle Malkin.
Women
The passport photo of a 5 year old girl, Women who allow themselves to be raped, The Panty Jihad, Egyptian feminist Nawal al-Saadawi, The clitoris, Hugging a man in public, The breats of female mannequins, female dolls, pin-ups on RAF jets, Unclothed Sex, Breast Feeding, Britney and Madonna, Male Gynaecologists, the word Women, refusing to wear the hijab, Benazir Bhutto, Nouriya Al Subeeh, Female Medic's Hygiene Rules, Hair Salons that refuse Headscarfs. a woman sitting with a man in a Starbucks, wearing makeup, not wearing socks, sharing a gym with men. Pictures of Women in newspapers, Matalan Billboards, Cell phone use by women, Work Uniforms at a Tortilla Factory, Go Kart Woman, Lipstick and High Heels, Hasina Kahn, Women omitted from an Ikea Catalog, Miss World Contest, Female Olympians on TV, Women leaving the house without permission.
Books/Publications and writers
Salmon Rushdie's "Satanic Verses", Rushdie's Knighthood, A book by an Egyptian feminist., French and German Newspapers, Tampa Flyers, Nobel Prize winning author, Naguib Mahfouz, Harry Potter, The autobiography of Norwegian politician Carl I. Hagen "Ærlig talt", Bangladeshi feminist writer Taslima Nasreen, National Review, Mark Steyn, These 11 books, Wikipedia, Passant Rashad, First Bible Stories, Saudi writers Abdullah bin Bejad al-Otaibi and Yousef Aba al-Khail, Dr Rachael Ehrenfeld, Howard Rotberg, Houston Chronicle, Harry's Place, Sherry Jones.
Art/Artists
Tate British Museum, Delta College, Harper College Photo Exhibit, Iranian artist Sooreh Hera, "ZOG" exhibition by art group Surrend, "Shark" by David Cerny, Sculptures of Mohammed, Church Pulpit Wood Carving of Mohammed, Bologna Church Fresco, Sculpture of Mother Teresa.
Grooming
Barbers , eyebrow plucking for men, Hair Gel, "Allah Tatoo".
Clothing
Western-style trousers, Colored Underwear, Nike "flame" logo, Shoes and Pants bearing the Arabic symbol for Allah, Italian Soccer Team's Shirts, Iraqi Tennis Players Wearing Shorts, Clothing embroidered with Koranic passages.
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It's entirely funny how this "person", Mokhtar Badri, the vice-president of the Muslim Association of Britain, dissembles:
No you don't. Look around you at the actions of your fellow coreligionists in your Crapistans.
Sure you do. But PEACEFULLY and QUIETLY. Here's an idea: Why don't you just ignore it?
See above.
Is that a threat? Hey, Mookie, Christians and Jews don't riot like chimps whenever our icons (Jesus and Mary, repeatedly) are profaned. We just express our displeasure and move on.
To do otherwise simply proves to all of us non-zombies that islam is NOT a "religion" of peace and tolerance.
Prove us wrong, please, for a change.
More here:
http://swindlemagazine.com/issue16/sarah-maple/
How about a picture of a muslim woman kissing a big, handsome black Lab?
"...including one suggestively sucking on a banana."
Look at the picture from Aiken's post.
Um, how else do you eat a banana?
Oh yeah, like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieIFD1BEqVY
I love the look on that guy's face.
Well at least there wasn't a cucumber in the picture! You just can't please everyone!
Agreed.
Why shoot, it's just Allah's will. What's the big deal? Obviously Allah must have a sense of humor in his will, or he would not have made the artist put a pig in a Muslimah's arms. Allah's will is all. Obey Allah and stop complaining, since all is Allah's will.
Perhaps Mokhtar Badri suffers from guilt by association. He seems to be complaining a little much about something that's really no big deal.
Hey Mokhatr, didn't your Imam ever tell you? There's no oral sex in Islam.
OOOOOOOHHHHHHH! Wait a minute...That's what that guy meant a couple of months ago about not allowing women to buy cucumbers that are next to tomatoes. I'm sorry but this Muslim male sexual inferiority complex thingy, especially when the blame is placed on innocent fruits and vegetables, has just gone too far. The next thing you know these poor veggies will be shipped to Iran and sentenced to, you guessed it, a little trip through the Rhonco Rhonco-matic. (It slices, it dices...)
isabella - I don't want to sound stupid, but was that Youtube clip for real? Do they really eat pasta like THAT? GROSS. If so - I wonder if the smell of parmesesan cheese is stuck to the inside of their burkas?
My other favorite Sarah!
Yes hon, it's true and about the most revolting thing I've ever seen in my life. What a recruiting tool!
When these people tell us how superior they are to us I just think of that clip. Why wouldn't every woman want to be a Muslima after watching that?
No...if you REALLY want to shock Muslims you photograph five couples, each replicating the pose in Rodin's The Kiss (which, by the way, I regard as one of the most beautiful sculptures I have ever seen).
http://www.lewes.net/rodin/rodin.html
And the women are in Muslim dress - hijab style that leaves face visible, of course.
And the men are: 1. a Jew, in kippah, with Star of David pendant. 2. a Christian, wearing a cross. 3. A Sikh, in turban, with kukris. 4. a Hindu, suitably dressed. 5. a Buddhist.
For further effect: five PAIRS of photos, and in each, the second photo of the two - hijab gone!- makes it plain that the woman is 1. married to the guy in question 2. she has converted to his religion.
The usual mafia style implied threats.
Implying that they will do so through acts of violence.
Otherwise, why say "Although we condemn violence ???
The old "yes, but". In other words NO.
These guys NEVER come out unequivocally for freedom of speech. There's always a but.
In other words, she's bringing it on herself. She is responsible for the violence that will be directed at her.
The good old blame-the-victim trick.
Bottom line ... mock mohammed and you become (in mohammedan eyes) a criminal.
Mock mohammed and you will be attacked, physically.
And all their suit-and-tie smooth talking public relations pigs will deliver the threats politely and in the most socially fashionable terms.
This Badri guy should be busted, jailed and deported for his threats. And the cops should answer any riots that result with extreme prejudice.
http://www.salongallery.co.uk/artist.php?selectedArtist=38&selectedArtwork=&menuActive=artist
The entire display is here, not work or family safe. Cute, but utterly without talent, just working her own flavor of epater le bourgeois.
By the way, the idea I posted above, is NOT copyright. Anyone who feels inspired by it, go right ahead.
A further refinement might be to have the couples clothed in the first ['courtship'] series of photos or sculptures, and NAKED, just as in the glorious Rodin original, in the second series ['marriage'] .
And perhaps, in the second series, the women would be obviously pregnant. Just to make it quite, quite plain what they've been getting up to: EX-Muslimahs and their Infidel Beloveds, busily making Infidel babies.
mohammed blows chunks.Quite eloquently said.
I know various of the Hadith say artists ('picture-makers')will be condemned to eternal hellfire.
Anyone know which verses in the Koran itself forbid the artistic representation of living creatures? I'd be grateful if you could post them. Thanks!
Actually it wouldn't matter if the woman was holding a canary, a bunny rabbit or a baby alligator - they are all equally forbidden as representations of living beings.
It's the incremental approach. This week it's pigs. Next week it's dogs. This time next year we'll have reached z for zebras!
On a happier note, pigs love bananas.
And I'd rather have a pig with a banana than a Mohammedan with a Koran any day.
From the article:
A spokesman for the gallery explained: “She doesn’t intend to offend anyone but simply wants to pose questions about Muslim culture and identity.”
Yeah right. It looks like the gallery spokesman is practising a bit of taquiyya himself. This story is far from played out. Will the gallery have the fortitude to continue to display the painting? Will some Islamic judge or cleric issua a fatwa calling for the artists killing?
What will Ron Wood do when the whip comes down?
I remember a college psychology course in which the class was shown about twenty pictures and instructed to describe what each one depicted. The pictures were very ordinary and included plants, bodies of water, clouds, the sky, people, objects, animals, etc. The professor collected our descriptions and went through the collage again, reading our individual descriptions of each picture. The results were amazing and taught me a valuable lesson: everyone has a unique perception of an identical image.
I haven't seen the picture of a muslima cradling a pig but in my mind's eye, I see mama pig holding her baby. I guess that means muslims aren't the only ones with superiority issues.
I had a dream last night about Halloween and kids were dressed up in burkas and chadors with big bulls eyes painted on their backs. They all had veils instead of masks but I can't figure out the bulls eyes.