[IslamCity] Islam-West divide 'grows deeper'

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     http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4699716.stm Islam-West divide 'grows deeper'                                                                                                                                                  Mr Badawi said many in the West thought Bin Laden spoke for Islam                       Malaysia's prime minister says a huge chasm has opened between the West and Islam, fuelled by Muslim frustrations over Western foreign policy.  Abdullah Badawi said
 many Westerners saw Muslims as congenital terrorists, but he added Muslims in turn must stop sweeping denunciations of the West.  He spoke after shutting down a paper for publishing satirical Western cartoons of the prophet Muhammad.  Their publication in Europe has led to major protests in Muslim countries.   On Thursday hundreds of thousands of Shia Muslims turned a religious ceremony into a protest against the cartoons, while thousands marched in South Africa and Bangladesh.  A dozen people have died in violent protests in Afghanistan.  'Demonisation widespread'  The satirical cartoons - which have been denounced throughout the Islamic world - include an image portraying Muhammad with a bomb in his turban. Islamic tradition explicitly prohibits any depiction of
 Allah and the Prophet.                                                                                                                 CARTOON ROW                                                                                                         30 Sept 2005: Danish paper publishes cartoons   20 Oct:  Muslim ambassadors complain to Danish PM   10 Jan 2006: Norwegian publication reprints cartoons   26 Jan: Saudi Arabia recalls its ambassador   30 Jan: Gunmen raid EU's Gaza office demanding apology   31 Jan: Danish paper apologises   1 Feb: Papers in France, Germany, Italy and Spain reprint cartoons   4 Feb: Syrians attack Danish and Norwegian embassies in Damascus    5 Feb: Protesters set alight Danish embassy in Beirut   6-7 Feb: At least eight killed in Afghanistan as security forces try to suppress violent protests                                                                                                                                                                                                   In pictures: Cartoon
 protests                                                      Timeline of the row                                                      How can row be resolved?                                                                                 Addressing an international conference in Kuala Lumpur, Mr Badawi said Islam and the West should stop demonising each other, and try to curb extremism and promote moderation.  "They think Osama bin Laden speaks for the religion and its followers," he said, quoted by AP news agency.   "The demonisation of Islam and the vilification of Muslims, there is no denying, is widespread within mainstream Western society."  But Muslims for their part had to avoid "sweeping denunciation of Christians, Jews and the West", he added.  Malaysia is currently the head of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference. 
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