February 16, 2006
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By jingo, I guess the Iranians settled Denmark's hash and no mistake.
The Iranian confectioner's union has ordered the name of the comestible known as a "Danish pastry" be henceforth changed to - prepare yourself - "Roses of the Prophet Muhammad".
Can't you just imagine?
"Well, I guess let me have three cherry Roses of the Prophet Muhammad, and three apricot Roses of the Prophet Muhammad, and a couple of cheese Roses of the Prophet Muhammad, too."
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'Splain to me, Lucy, why eating something with the sacred name of Muhammad on the wrapper isn't just as bad as drawing a picture of Muhammad his own self?
[solemnly] There are things, Lois, not given us to understand.
Actually, there's a logic to it. Words are holy, assuming they're used with proper respect, images are bad. Naming something after Muhammad isn't disrespectful if you're "being respectful" doing it (subjective, obviously.) "Mo's Pastries" would be bad "Roses of the Prophet Muhammad," full title and all, is evidently okay.
In fact, a lot of "orthodox" Muslim art consists of calligraphy of Koranic verses. The rest is basically abstract.
Still strange. I'd be aghast were anyone to propose the "Jesusburger", for instance.
You're doubtless correct as to the logic - such as it is - underlying the renaming of Danish pastries.
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