And still they strap bombs to themselves and walk into crowds. That is what needs to be focussed on not our reaction to it. No matter how small the number of islamist do it are. while they do it that is what you should be talking about.

BTW when the christains were protesting about "piss christ" a few years ago I don't recall any of them calling for death.

Junaid,
You suggest a rethink but offer no solutions.
Do you think we should appease the protestors and introduce Sharia law?

You neglect to say that there have been 20,000 terrorist attacks since 9/11 and you also neglect to acknowledge that nearly all the deaths in Iraq occured after saddam was toppled and were caused by muslims blowing each other up. Muslims are violent people who wish to impose their way on us by threats and violence.

I have a couple of suggestions regarding Australia.

1. Get tougher about violent protests and arrest more. Hasher laws for that behavior.

2. Stop further immigration or those groups that will not integrate and hold our society in contempt.

This article is a considerable improvement on the usual special pleading from Moslem commentators. Junaid Cheema presents a reasoned argument demonstrating non-Moslems' double standards and prejudices, except where he tries to conflate religion and race, for the umpteenth time, Moslems are not a "race".

The fact the majority of terrorist acts are not committed by Moslems is probably irrelevant to many Australians whose recent memory is of the Bali bombings and don't really care what's happening in some other country.

No matter how much effort is put into "reconciliation" and "inclusion", all parties have to acknowledge that much of the Islamic ideology is morally repugnant to Western sensibilities and inimical to liberal democratic values. Islamic outrage over non-existent 'provocations' only reinforces the sense of alienation.

I strongly agree with Banjo's suggestion to "Get tougher about violent protests and arrest more. Hasher laws for that behaviour", yes put all Greenpeace activists behind bars, the whole lot of em! How dare they question and critique cultural norms. They must "integrate".

@Kenny
On your comparison between the benign Christian protests and violent Muslim tendencies, I got three words for you "Anders Behring Breivik", now his conduct justifies the persecution and vilification of Christian minorities the world over, its only logical, right?

@mac
Forget reconciliation and inclusion, just a tiny amount of empathy will go a long way in building the bridges. What is a "non-existent provocation" to you could be the most offensive thing imaginable for a Muslim. The mode and manner of protest can be questioned and condemned but simply rubbishing aside the source of it all as "non-existent" isn't very liberal now, is it?

I suggest you all have a long look at this site created by Architects and engineers with over 1700 professionals in this field and 15,000 other supporters all asking for a thorough investigation into 911.

http://www.ae911truth.org/ The absolute scientific irrefutable evidence is there.All these buildings came down at nearly freefall speeds.The proof of controlled demolition proven beyond any doubt.

Muslims are not the only ones who are the terrorists.The financial terrorists kill more people with their austerity and wars of imperialism than any Muslim could ever dream of.

@Hadi,

"...simply rubbishing aside the source of it all as "non-existent" isn't very liberal now, is it?".

Actually it's the essence of liberal democracy, people might be angry and outraged at the exercise of free speech but that's their problem, not mine. I have some empathy as to the way Moslems might feel when their religion is ridiculed, however my advice would be "You live in a democracy, not a theocracy." Apart from the loonier multiculturalists, there's no prospect of compromise.

That a particular comment or practice is the "most offensive thing imaginable for a Muslim", is not relevant. How should non-Moslems behave if Moslems are offended?