Islam cartoon pulled from student newspaper website [View all]
Australian National University vice-chancellor Ian Young says a cartoon published in a student newspaper satirising Islam overstepped the mark.
The student newspaper Woroni originally published the cartoon as part of its 'Advice from Religion' infographic.
It was part of a series previously featuring Mormonism, Catholicism, Scientology, and Judaism.
The university has forced the editors to retract the piece online and issue a formal apology.
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Professor Young says he was also concerned the satire could have provoked a violent response.
"There have been a number of cases internationally of satirical cartoons about the Koran which can have some very unfortunate side effects," he said.
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He says the paper has published satirical pieces on other major religions without censure.
But he says those pieces did not attract formal complaints.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-05-27/islam-cartoon-pulled-from-student-newspaper-website/4714952
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