The Faces of Muhammad

 

Abstract: Communication is one of the key challenges in conflicts with religious dimensions, such as in the “Faces of Mohammed” Cartoons case. People from the two “worlds”, the Danish-secular and the Danish- or Oriental-Muslim, were addressing each other, but not understanding each other. In a similar manner, international law is not trusted by many Muslims, and has to be translated into local language if it is to be heard and understood. Therefore mediators who have a deep understanding of both worlds are needed, to translate the divergences and create channels of communication.

Reporters sans frontières (RSF), la Commission arabe des droits humains (CADH) et cinq autres organisations de défense des droits de l’homme ont organisé une conférence débat le 9 février 2006 à Paris sur le thèmes des caricatures "Visages de Mohammed".