Singapore coffee shop forced to remove anti-Danish sign
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http://sg.news.yahoo.com/060206/3/3yhji.html
Singapore coffee shop forced to remove anti-Danish sign
SINGAPORE, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Singapore police on Monday asked a cafe near the city-state's central business district to remove a sign which said that Danish citizens were not welcome.
The sign -- which read "Citizens of DENMARK are not welcome in Samar until further notice" -- was displayed at the entrance of the cafe near Arab Street, an area dominated by Muslim-owned shops and businesses.
It follows the publication of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammad in a Danish newspaper, which have sparked protests in several countries around the world.
"The police asked us to remove it," Saiful Bahari, the coffee shop's supervisor, told Reuters, adding that someone had filed a complaint. The sign was posted on Friday afternoon.
"The matter is not over yet. The inspector is waiting to meet the owner of the cafe," Bahari said.
The police confirmed that they had requested the removal of the sign.
"On Feb 4th, at about 10.30 pm, the police received several calls informing them that a cafe at Kandahar Street had displayed a notice indicating that persons of a certain nationality were not welcome. The police are looking into it," a police spokeswoman told Reuters. -
Good.There should be no tit for tat.
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Yeah! I want my Danish butter!
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Can't there be freedom of expression as well?
Danish people doesn't like it?
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No such silliness in Singapore please
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Interesting. isn't SHELL dutch?
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It's surprising that Singaporeans dare to put such signs up. It's irresponsible.
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Freedom of speech must have limits...
We should continue to ban such brainless cartoons that can threaten our racial and religious harmony. Similarly we do not allow demonstrations of this sort by individuals, as they are contrary to our national interests. -
Yes, and to the point too.Originally posted by oxford mushroom:Freedom of speech must have limits...
We should continue to ban such brainless cartoons that can threaten our racial and religious harmony. Similarly we do not allow demonstrations of this sort by individuals, as they are contrary to our national interests.
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I dun understand why the cafe must display such a thing. It is inviting the problem to start brewing here. Did they see the cartoons yet?Originally posted by Dr Who:...
"The police asked us to remove it," Saiful Bahari, the coffee shop's supervisor, told Reuters, adding that someone had filed a complaint. The sign was posted on Friday afternoon.
"The matter is not over yet. The inspector is waiting to meet the owner of the cafe," Bahari said.
The police confirmed that they had requested the removal of the sign.
"On Feb 4th, at about 10.30 pm, the police received several calls informing them that a cafe at Kandahar Street had displayed a notice indicating that persons of a certain nationality were not welcome. The police are looking into it," a police spokeswoman told Reuters.
Its not the whole Danish country drawing the cartoon. Its just one company.
Anyway I dun tink much Danish ppl visit such shops, if at all. -
If they wanted to show displeasure, they should raise it to the Danish embassy in writing, not place such signs.Originally posted by Troy437:I dun understand why the cafe must display such a thing. It is inviting the problem to start brewing here. Did they see the cartoons yet?
Its not the whole Danish country drawing the cartoon. Its just one company.
Pls dun drag us Singapore into this problem.
This is one instance where I fully agree with the hard stand needed. -
When people start applying the brush liberally, they tend to tar those who aren't onvolved in the first place.Originally posted by Troy437:I dun understand why the cafe must display such a thing. It is inviting the problem to start brewing here. Did they see the cartoons yet?
Its not the whole Danish country drawing the cartoon. Its just one company.
Anyway I dun tink much Danish ppl visit such shops, if at all.
I don't agree with the actions of the Danish newspaper, but I balk at tarring all Danes with the same brush. The actions of the coffee shop owners are ultimately childish, to say the least. I don't suppose we have a lot of Danes in this country, but it still reflects very badly upon ourselves.
Go ahead and speak your mind, I say.... but mind your manners. -
Sigh.Originally posted by fudgester:When people start applying the brush liberally, they tend to tar those who aren't onvolved in the first place.
I don't agree with the actions of the Danish newspaper, but I balk at tarring all Danes with the same brush. The actions of the coffee shop owners are ultimately childish, to say the least. I don't suppose we have a lot of Danes in this country, but it still reflects very badly upon ourselves.
Go ahead and speak your mind, I say.... but mind your manners.
What's with the world these days..they are suffering from the classic "Jiak Pa Boh Tai Ji Zuo", (Eat finish nothing to do), both the violent protestors and the editors of Jyllands-Posten, especially those who reprinted them in another rash attempt at solidarity. -
fooking too much free time n wana find trrouble. hope ISB carts them off. wats the point of creating tension? no matter wat race, religion or country come from. blood flows red.
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The cartoons are not brainless. They were published to push the boundaries of public debate and that they have done. It has also served to wake the world up to what I think is an emerging muslim complex.Originally posted by oxford mushroom:Freedom of speech must have limits...
We should continue to ban such brainless cartoons that can threaten our racial and religious harmony. Similarly we do not allow demonstrations of this sort by individuals, as they are contrary to our national interests. -
How culture of a society also affects religion and it's interpretation..
"The prominent Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan has called on European Muslims “to understand that laughing at religion is a part of the broader culture in which they live.” Having triumphed over the church, it appears unlikely that secular Europe will now allow itself to be cowed by the mosque."
excerpt from Yale Global's "Cartoon Jihad" Article, 7th Feb 2006.http://yaleglobal.yale.edu/display.article?id=6939 -
I think you guys are overreacting (again). So he doesn't like danes. Big deal. Like danes actually patronise his shop .
He is taking a stand for something he believes in. Don't see the problem there. -
This violent transnational strain financed by Saudi Wahabbis has to be stopped.Originally posted by lwflee:The cartoons are not brainless. They were published to push the boundaries of public debate and that they have done. It has also served to wake the world up to what I think is an emerging muslim complex. -
But his stand is discriminating.Originally posted by lwflee:I think you guys are overreacting (again). So he doesn't like danes. Big deal. Like danes actually patronise his shop .
He is taking a stand for something he believes in. Don't see the problem there.
You put a sign that says "Jews not welcome" and Mossad will be monitoring you I confirm. -
I agree. Throw more tantrums and there will be a public backlash against what many perceive as double standards in favour of islam.Originally posted by LazerLordz:"The prominent Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan has called on European Muslims “to understand that laughing at religion is a part of the broader culture in which they live.” Having triumphed over the church, it appears unlikely that secular Europe will now allow itself to be cowed by the mosque."
excerpt from Yale Global's "Cartoon Jihad" Article, 7th Feb 2006.http://yaleglobal.yale.edu/display.article?id=6939
I actually saw footage of one guy in a mosque shouting "How much more can we take!!!" to an imam who told them to calm down.
Sprayed coke all over the tv. -
if his action is due to personal reasons. he pick one hell of a wrong time to display it.Originally posted by lwflee:I think you guys are overreacting (again). So he doesn't like danes. Big deal. Like danes actually patronise his shop .
He is taking a stand for something he believes in. Don't see the problem there.
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It's about each society and the general norms of interpreting the sanctity of religion.Originally posted by lwflee:I agree. Throw more tantrums and there will be a public backlash against what many perceive as double standards in favour of islam.
I actually saw footage of one guy in a mosque shouting "How much more can we take!!!" to an imam who told them to calm down.
Sprayed coke all over the tv.
Likewise, we take religious discrimination very seriously thats why the coffee shop owner was banned from discriminating against all Danes. -
Yes, but descriminating on grounds of nationality is very common in today's modern world. The idea of nationhood is built upon that premise.Originally posted by LazerLordz:But his stand is discriminating.
You put a sign that says "Jews not welcome" and Mossad will be monitoring you I confirm.
To discriminate agaisnt race, is however, a different matter. One has some say and may have some recourse towards altering one's nationality. You are stuck with your race. -
But timing, the timing is too inflammatory to be coincidental.Originally posted by lwflee:Yes, but descriminating on grounds of nationality is very common in today's modern world. The idea of nationhood is built along that premise.
If I were a Dane, I would be offended to be labelled and tarred. -
I would too. But I would recognise that being offended is part of the vagaries of life.
In response, the Dane might tell his friends to boycott the stall. I would boycott the stall since I do not agree with their act. No doubt many others would too.