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Remember that in a city like Cairo that has at least half, or more of the population of Canada you are bound to get a higher number of crazies in one place.
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Say what? Population of Cairo is 7 million. Regardless, not sure why you would be worried living in a more populous city. They tend to be more multicultural, and therefore more tolerant.
Unless you're a woman of course. In which case you're not really a person according to them.
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Anyway, I think everyone is in the wrong here (typical of this part of the world). Don't judge the whole by the actions of the few and don't accept people who willingly take actions that they know will incite violence. There are better ways to attempt to prove your point and the laws that protect him in America (which maybe they shouldn't) don't protect the people living outside of the states.
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Everyone is in the wrong? One group just murdered innocent people in the name of blasphemy. The other made a youtube movie.
The two do not in any way equate.
Freedom of expression (including that which offends) is important, which is why enlightened societies around the world have laws protecting it.
If a religion is so easily incited to violence through cartoons and youtube videos, maybe there needs to be an acknowledgement there is something wrong with it. We aren't talking about 50 guys burning crosses because they are a bunch of stupid rednecks. We're talking protests in the thousands because they honestly believe the Koran is the word of God, and you shouldn't show a picture of their idol.
That's pretty messed up.