Islamic Death Threats to Cartoonist

Molly Norris is a Seattle cartoonist, but became well known and almost famous by instigating the, Everyone Draw Mohammad Day, on Facebook. Now an Islamic terrorist group has put a hit out Norris. Norris conceived “Everybody Draw Muhammad Day” as a Facebook-fueled protest for free speech in response to Comedy Central censorship of a South Park episode that threatened to depict the prophet Muhammad. This event got to large and out of control that numerous Muslim’s took it as personal hatred towards their people. Norris tried to offer a sincere apology stating that here intentions are not to offend the whole group, but it made no difference to the terrorist group that still wants her life. Post resource – Cartoonist Molly Norris marked for death by Islamic website by Personal Money Store.
The threat was put out by Anwar al-Awlaki
Islamic law forbids graphical depictions of Muhammad. Islamic law also says its okay for Muslim assassins to kill you if you draw anything or anybody and label it as Muhammad, even if you are not a Muslim. When Molly Norris launched Everybody Draw Muhammad Day, she drew the ire of radical Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki–who is marked for death himself by the U.S. government. The New York Daily News reports that Anwar al-Awlaki has also been cited as inspiring the Fort Hood, Tex., massacre, also as the plot by two New Jersey men to kill U.S. soldiers. Anwar al-Awlaki singled out Norris in a rant published in an Al Qaeda magazine called Inspire, as a “prime target,” saying her “proper abode is hellfire.” FBI officials have notified Norris and warned her they consider Muslim assassins a “very significant threat.”
Idle threats aren’t often made by al-Awlaki
Molly Norris not only called off the event already, she also issued a public apology to the Islamic people in general. She stated that her intentions are not to offend individuals the way, Everyone Draw Muhammad, ended up doing. AOL News reports that despite the apology, al-Awlaki’s call for her murder on an Islamic terrorist site created to recruit American Muslims for jihad is not likely to be an idle threat. Kurt Westergaard, a Danish cartoonist, is also on the list of individuals marked for death by depicting the Prophet Mohammad. This past February, a man who was motivated by Jihad broke into Westergaard’s home and tried to kill him with an axe, forcing him and his granddaughter to hide within the homes panic room.
The mark for death has caused Molly Norris to take up hiding
Molly Norris posted a YouTube video explaining the real reason behind this day also as showing a picture she herself drew. She apologized to Muslims who were offended and urged viewers to call off the event. But the Washington Post reports that Norris couldn’t resist a parting shot. She posted a new cartoon titled “Diet of Fear” that reads: “All you’ve to do is tick off a couple of million Muslims and you’ll be too afraid to eat!”
This threat from al-Awlaki has caused Norris to take down all her personal content and close her Facebook account. Her explanation of this event through a YouTube video has also been removed by her.
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New York Daily News
nydailynews.com/news/world/2010/07/11/2010-07-11_cleric_anwar_alawlaki_puts_everybody_draw_mohammed_cartoonist_molly_norris_on_ex.html
AOL News
aolnews.com/article/muhammad-cartoon-activist-lands-on-al-qaida-hit-list/19550262
Washington Post
voices.washingtonpost.com/comic-riffs/2010/07/draw_muhammad_artist_placed_on.html