Outrage at insult to Islam

BAHRAIN'S parliament lashed out in outrage last night over newspaper cartoons insulting Prophet Mohammed and Islam. They demanded official apologies from Denmark, where the cartoons were first published and Norway, where they were republished by a magazine earlier this month. MPs also demanded action by Bahrain's government against Denmark and called for mass protests all over the country, after Friday prayers.
They broke off from holiday to meet in an emergency session, during which they also passed a resolution urging Bahrain's business community to boycott all products from Denmark and Norway. An apology from the Danish daily newspaper Jyllands-Posten, which published the 12 cartoons last September, was not enough, said MPs.They said the apology should come from head of state Queen Margrethe and from the Danish government. Bahrain should also demand an official apology, instigate an official boycott of goods and take legal action against the publishers in the Danish courts, said the MPs' resolution.