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Norwegian magazine editor apologises to Muslims for printing Mohammed cartoons

Norwegian magazine editor apologises to Muslims for printing Mohammed cartoons

The editor of Norwegian Christian magazine Magazinet has apologised to Muslims for re printing, on January 10th 2006, the infamous Mohammed cartoons that have caused uproar amongst Muslims worldwide. The apology read as follows: "I personally apologize to the Muslims, and I assert that I am to blame for the insult caused for your religious feelings because of what our magazine Magazinet published on January 10, 2006. I assure that it wasn't meant to insult anyone."

Source: The Daily Star (Lebanon)

Author

Dominique Lewis Tuohy

Date

2006-02-17 16:50

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