This was the third time the exhibit was closed. Organizers are persistent, however, and are searching for a different venue. Step back for a moment and remember: these are just cartoons. The world continues to bow to violent intimidation, which only ensures that it will get more violent intimidation. Show that you will not submit: join us at our AFDI Muhammad Art Exhibit and Cartoon Contest on May 3 in Garland, Texas. Get tickets here.
“‘I am Charlie’ exhibit forced to close in Helsinki,” YLE Uutiset, February 24, 2015 (thanks to Paul):
The Finnish Comics Society is having a hard time finding a venue for its exhibition honouring the cartoonists killed in the Charlie Hebdo terror attack in Paris, reports the daily Helsingin Sanomat.
The show entitled “I am Charlie”, was on Monday closed for a third time amid security concerns. The display had only been open for about 15 minutes at Library 10 in the Helsinki’s main post office building.
Originally the exhibition had been on display at another library in the Arabianranta neighbourhood, but was moved last week to the Rosebud bookshop in the city centre.
In all three cases, the building owners had asked to have the show closed because of safety worries – particularly following last week’s attacks in Copenhagen.
On Tuesday the organisers are meeting to decide where to go from here.
The director of Library 10 told the paper that the building’s owners and police are studying the security issues surrounding the show, and that it may still be possible for it to re-open at the library.
The exhibit includes work by 10 leading Finnish cartoonists, including well-known names such as Pertti Jarla and Milla Paloniemi.
mortimer says
The fact that owners and insurers are afraid of jihadists is evidence that Islam is not the ‘religion of peace’, but is in fact the ‘religion of terrorism’.
The fact that no Islamic organization will offer support for freedom of expression proves that Islam is not a ‘religion of freedom’, but on the contrary a ‘religion of censorship’.
The fact that Islam does not excommunicate and ‘kafirize’ vigilante murderers of blasphemers proves Islam is not a ‘religion of tolerance’, but a ‘religion of vigilante murder’.
The facts point to the conclusion that Islam approves the murder of blasphemers by vigilante killers.
gravenimage says
Mortimer wrote:
The fact that Islam does not excommunicate and ‘kafirize’ vigilante murderers of blasphemers proves Islam is not a ‘religion of tolerance’, but a ‘religion of vigilante murder’.
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Very true, Mortimer. In fact, Takfir (used to “kafirize” Muslims) is more often used against Muslims who *don’t* support murder in the name of Islam—making them fair game for such murder themselves.
M S case says
Just a thought… bring out the army and police and dare the muslims to make a move.. order them to cease and desist and if they don’t BAM BOOM BANG.///Sorry, very stupid thought on my part.
Don McKellar says
How long will the AFDI Muhammad Art Exhibit be open before it’s closed?
mariam rove says
Knowing Pamela it aint happening!! M
katnis says
Pam’s exhibit HAS to take place as a matter of principal. Someone needs to take a stand for the freedom of speech.
john spielman says
so put the images on huge billboards across the city. the worst they can do is burn the billboards down
Spot On says
If the western governments were in the slightest bit interested in actually catching Radical Muslim terrorists before they kill anyone, they would use “Charlie Hebdo” exhibits as bait to catch them. Just like a fish going for a fishing lure. They couldn’t resist. 🙂
occupant 9 says
Exactly! I’ve long advocated for operations of this sort to bring them out of the woodwork and the cartoons are a perfect foil. Too bad our elites lack both imagination and balls to do the dirty work of securing a nation … which would, in a sane world, begin with the immediate halting and reversal of Muslim immigration.
Even to suggest it makes the Left even more crazy and self-deluded than they already are. They especially love the Islamic “victim” since all he is trying to do is take down “the man.” That’s why they love Barack “Pay Back” Obama.
11B40 says
Bon Jour:
Pourquoi non “Je suis Charlie Martel.” ???
Jay Boo says
Off topic
Who is the real enemy?
Assad or Erdogan
Obama, Kerry, and John McCain with the collaboration of the secular Islam butt-kiss liberal media went into a frenzy against Assad in Syria with the blessings of Islamist Turkey.
Yet once again, our supposed freedom fighter friends / AKA ISIS are raiding and commiting genocidal attacks against Christians in Syria as following in Muhammad’s shameless example.
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2015/02/24/isis-captures-christians-piece-by-piece-middle-eastern-christianity-is-being/
ECAW says
Comedy headline from the BBC here.
27% of Muslims support Hebdo killers but the BBC says most don’t. That’s a relief:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-31293196
Angemon says
Violence and intimidation work… 🙁
Mo says
Je Sui Mo
Je Sui Pedophil
gravenimage says
Finland: “I am Charlie” cartoon exhibit closed after 15 minutes over security concerns
This was the third time the exhibit was closed.
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God help me, I am not surprised by this. I hope the organizers are able to find another venue.
The first venue for the upcoming Muhammed Cartoon Show in Garland, Texas, pulled out as well. This makes me more determined than ever to enter as many pieces as I can. I hope everybody here considers entering, as well.
More:
The exhibit includes work by 10 leading Finnish cartoonists, including well-known names such as Pertti Jarla and Milla Paloniemi.
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Kudos to these brave cartoonists!
Here’s some of Pertti Jarla’s work available in English:
http://www.expat-finland.com/living_in_finland/fingerpori.html
You can see some samples of his work there. The translations are a bit clunky, which is problem since much of his humor is based on wordplay. Still, most of the jokes come through. In one piece (though this is not the main joke) we see Batman saving a woman from an assailant wearing a fez.
By the way, there is also a joke about pedophilic priests. I haven’t noticed any shows being shut down by threats of violence from insulted Catholics…
Thee is also a silly cartoon showing Jesus walking on water in a public pool—again, no threats from Christians..
Another cartoon shows a Guru farting as he reaches “enlightenment”. No threats from Hindus, Buddhist, Sikhs, or New Agers…
The only threats have come from Muslims.
Milla Paloniemi’s “The Cursing Hedgehog” is also available in English:
http://www.lambiek.net/artists/p/paloniemi_milla.htm
Edward Cline says
The managers of all three venues for the exhibit could have posted a sign outside each building that read: “If the artwork on display inside may offend you, you need not come in. Enter at your own risk.” But such common sense will not occur to people already brow-beaten by fear. They are worried that artwork NOT seen by Muslims still may cause a violent reaction. This is the insidious element of enforcing Sharia: Even things NOT seen by Muslims or anyone else have become forbidden. This could include at the moment Mohammad cartoons and tomorrow bikini poses by Kate Upton or a still from a Porky Pig cartoon. This is not a healthy state of mind and it certainly isn’t freedom of speech.
David Ball says
The Finns were heroic in their fight against the Russian communists in WWII. Why aren’t they as resolved against the muslims????