Truth Made Visible

Flemming Rose, the culture editor of the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten, wrote an outstanding editorial for Sunday's Washington Post entitled, "Why I Published Those Cartoons."

If anything regarding the reaction to the paper's 12 cartoons of the prophet Muhammed is worth reading, this is. In the overwhelming chain of events that have drawn our eyes to the nature of the response, Rose gets at the heart of the issue. Fundamentally, he shows how much of the Muslim world is does not know the true meaning of "freedom of expression." This can be supported by asking a simple question: How many individuals from Muslim countries have defended the Jyllands-Posten's right to publish the cartoons?

I applaud the courage and sense of responsibility the Jyllands-Posten has displayed in encouraging constructive dialogue about freedom of expression. Let's hope that through this chain of events, more eyes will be opened to the truth.