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Joel Was Right · Sep 30, 2012

..with cartoons of their own. Al-Watan, an Egyptian newspaper, is going to head-to-head with French weekly Charlie Hebdo that published cartoons of the Prophet Mohamed earlier this month. Al-Watan responded by publishing 13 cartoons depicting how the West sees the Muslim community in a post-9/11 world.

Canis lupus · Sep 30, 2012

Satire.

Danne-Danger · Sep 30, 2012

The cartoon war has begun; may your deity have mercy on our "souls".

Volimar · Sep 30, 2012

The glasses one is kind of clever.

Majine · Sep 30, 2012

That's good. Fight with wit, image and words. Not violence.

lazybones18 · Sep 30, 2012

Danne-Danger said:
The cartoon war has begun; may your deity have mercy on our "souls".

Pretty sure South Park already settled that

antonz · Sep 30, 2012

Americans see the bloodthirsty image because thats all the middle east seems to want to show us 9 times out of 10. The people in Libya who protested the violence and took a stand understand.

Im glad this group wants to respond with cartoons of their own its at least a step in the right direction.

Air Zombie Meat · Sep 30, 2012

brb, off to attack an embassy.

noah111 · Sep 30, 2012

I don't even get that top one (towers in glasses)... the bottom one is fine. Actually, it's not too far off from the reality.

Air Zombie Meat · Sep 30, 2012

Sentry said:
I don't even get that top one (towers in glasses)... the bottom one is fine. Actually, it's not too far off from the reality.

9/11 tinted glasses.

SquiddyCracker · Sep 30, 2012

Jason Raize '75 - '04 said:
..with cartoons of their own. Al-Watan, an Egyptian newspaper, is going to head-to-head with French weekly Charlie Hebdo that published cartoons of the Prophet Mohamed earlier this month. Al-Watan responded by publishing 13 cartoons depicting how the West sees the Muslim community in a post-9/11 world.

These are some good cartoons, but could someone translate the top one for me?

Dilly · Sep 30, 2012

That's how you do it.

Joel Was Right · Sep 30, 2012

SquiddyBiscuit said:
These are some good cartoons, but could someone translate the top one for me?

Western glasses for the Muslim world

Clay Davis · Sep 30, 2012

what is the translation of the text in the first picture? the second picture is pretty funny.

Jason Raize '75 - '04 said:
Western glasses for the Muslim world

not bad, was expecting a more funny comment or sideline. still, good cartoons.

not_so_special · Sep 30, 2012

cartoon wars? if only all the wars were that way...

Volimar · Sep 30, 2012

SquiddyBiscuit said:
These are some good cartoons, but could someone translate the top one for me?

Rudy Giuliani's glasses.

Kettch · Sep 30, 2012

Top one would probably work better with a mosque or something in the background. Hopefully this helps to get the concept of satire out there.

Dead Man · Sep 30, 2012

I approve of this. All international disputes should be settled in this way.

Funky Papa · Sep 30, 2012

Is that what passes for escalation these days? Am I supposed to feel outraged?

Sutton Dagger · Sep 30, 2012

So who is putting up the $100,000, someone has to pay for these outrageous images?

Kurtofan · Sep 30, 2012

antonz said:
Americans see the bloodthirsty image because thats all the middle east seems to want to show us 9 times out of 10. The people in Libya who protested the violence and took a stand understand.

Im glad this group wants to respond with cartoons of their own its at least a step in the right direction.

Yes, that's what the second cartoon denounces, all the Western media cares about is the violence, the Libyan anti violence protest didn't make the headlines.

It's not the middle east who is showing you bloodthirsty things, it's the Western media.

Sutton Dagger said:
So who is putting up the $100,000, someone has to pay for these outrageous images?

What does that even mean?

TheKaeptain · Sep 30, 2012

antonz said:
Americans see the bloodthirsty image because thats all the middle east seems to want to show us 9 times out of 10. The people in Libya who protested the violence and took a stand understand.

Would be great if we could find an alternative to oil and just leave the region to burn itself

No, it's the image our media sells us. Did you notice how little to no mainstream news outlets reported the protest? They've been telling you every day for the past 11 years that all Muslims are evil; they can't suddenly say "well except these guys" because it goes against what they are selling.

Timedog · Sep 30, 2012

antonz said:
Americans see the bloodthirsty image because thats all the middle east seems to want to show us 9 times out of 10. The people in Libya who protested the violence and took a stand understand.

Im glad this group wants to respond with cartoons of their own its at least a step in the right direction.

This post illustrates one of the major problems with America.

ItAintEasyBeinCheesy · Sep 30, 2012

Kurtofan said:
What does that even mean?

He wants someone to die for this.....

Anyway's an appropriate and more civilized response.

Napoleonthechimp · Sep 30, 2012

An egyptian newspaper published the original "danish cartoons" way back when. No one cared until they were shopped to Danish newspapers.

IHaveIce · Sep 30, 2012

Majine said:
That's good. Fight with wit, image and words. Not violence.

this. Pretty surprised it took so long to get such an clever response to the cartoon, way better than the violent behaviour

Salih · Sep 30, 2012

I am against this. That Egyptian newspaper is figuratively on their enemies battlefield playing their game. How could they possibly win?
stop being reactive, be proactive.

WorriedCitizen · Sep 30, 2012

Yea i'm so gonna protest and kill random people over these.

Dead Man · Sep 30, 2012

Salih said:
I am against this. That Egyptian newspaper is figuratively on their enemies battlefield playing their game. How could they possibly win?
stop being reactive, be proactive.

What the hell are you talking about? Win? No one will 'win', they are cartoons. Or has Poe's Law got me again?

Sutton Dagger · Sep 30, 2012

Salih said:
I am against this. That Egyptian newspaper is figuratively on their enemies battlefield playing their game. How could they possibly win?
stop being reactive, be proactive.

In what way? I think the cartoons are quite creative.

Kurtofan · Sep 30, 2012

Salih said:
I am against this. That Egyptian newspaper is figuratively on their enemies battlefield playing their game. How could they possibly win?
stop being reactive, be proactive.

Those cartoons are completely different from the crass CH ones.I don't see those cartoons as being a reaction to the cartoons in particular but to the way the Western media pictures the Muslim world.

Kenshin001 · Sep 30, 2012

Timedog said:
This post illustrates one of the major problems with America.

Well it's not just restricted to the US, since a lot of people in the West see the Muslim world like this. Even people in Japan think the same thing.

Neoriceisgood · Sep 30, 2012

Those seem pretty accurate.

I support this, sketchbattles are fun.

itsgreen · Sep 30, 2012

Don't see to much wrong with this...

noah111 · Sep 30, 2012

Air Zombie Meat said:
9/11 tinted glasses.

That's it? What's so bad about these then? :lol These cartoonists aren't being unreasonable enough to successfully 'escalate' anything.

Artemisia · Sep 30, 2012

antonz said:
Americans see the bloodthirsty image because thats all the middle east seems to want to show us 9 times out of 10. The people in Libya who protested the violence and took a stand understand.

I'm sorry that it takes hundreds of people taking to the streets for you to understand that not everyone in the Middle East is a violent, western hating terrorist.

Kurtofan · Sep 30, 2012

Sentry said:
That's it? What's so bad about these then? :lol These cartoonists aren't being unreasonable enough to successfully 'escalate' anything.

I think the use of "escalate" is supposed to be sarcastic.

ektoll · Sep 30, 2012

I'm perfectly fine with this. After reading the topic's title, I can say that I was pleasantly surprised

Kapsama · Sep 30, 2012

So thirteenth comics were promised and yet op only delivered two. Boo that man.

Baron Doggystyle von Woof · Sep 30, 2012

These are actually better than the anti muslim cartoons. More mature.

Verendus · Sep 30, 2012

I'm impressed. This is how they should have responded in the first place. The First World Cartoon War?! I can live with that.

replicashooter · Sep 30, 2012

Verendus said:
I'm impressed. This is how they should have responded in the first place. The First World Cartoon War?! I can live with that.

Where's Fred Quimby when you need him?

Partial Gamification · Sep 30, 2012

I agree this is a good thing. One good turn deserves another:

xbhaskarx · Sep 30, 2012

Let's riot

Bitmap Frogs · Sep 30, 2012

AWESOME!

That's how you do it!

Also, these cartoons make very good points.

AndyD · Sep 30, 2012

Majine said:
That's good. Fight with wit, image and words. Not violence.

I agree. This is the kind of conversation starting stuff we can have.

fritolay · Sep 30, 2012

I actually think this is great. Sometimes images can put things into perspective much more than words. Why not show your side of things, and how you think people perceive you to bring attention to the other side and their own views?

Kudos to the folks behind this.

LuchaShaq · Sep 30, 2012

Agree 100% with both the cartoons in the OP and the right to mock anyone/anything in any way you want. A cartoon with jesus and Muhammad banging? Fine by me.

Askani · Sep 30, 2012

Well shit. I was going to try and get some things done today. So much for those plans. Now I have to burn some effigies and kill some embassy people. Let's get to work.

Ugh! And I'm going to miss football! This day just gets worse and worse already.

LQX · Sep 30, 2012

Highlights even more how beyond ignorant it was for violence and death to erupt when the same was done. And they can knock us all they want in cartoons, at least it is not a building filled with thousands of people. We all welcome this approach, maybe the terrible wars could have been avoided if the initial attack on the US came in this form.

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