Lars Vilks speaks out.
Artist Lars Vilks has spoken out about the controversy surrounding the publication of his picture of Muhammad as a dog in local newspaper Nerikes Allehanda.
Speaking to news agency TT, Vilks said that a provocation was necessary to create a debate.
\ufffdWe must be free to criticize religions. Why should Islam be exempted from the sort of criticism that is commonplace for Judaism and Christianity?\ufffd he said.
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Vilks is under a [link|http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/15/AR2007091500726.html|$100k death threat] by the usual suspects...
Cheers,
Scott.
