CAIRO: The Parliament on n Tuesday condemned the publication by a Swedish newspaper of a cartoon of Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) as a dog saying such odious acts fanned religious hatred.
We regret this indecent behavior, said a statement from the parliament s foreign affairs committee as the full legislature is not currently in session.
Muslims worldwide should inform their respective ambassadors of their unhappiness, the statement said, calling also for those responsible for this odious crime to be punished.
The Swedish newspaper Nerikes Allehanda published a cartoon on Aug. 18 showing Prophet Mohammed s (PBUH) head on the body of a dog to illustrate an editorial on self-censorship and freedom of expression and religion.
It was published less than two years after cartoons deemed offensive to the prophet were printed in Denmark s biggest daily and sparked anger across the Islamic world, culminating in deadly protests in several countries in early 2006.
The Egyptian parliament s Arab Affairs Committee on Monday called for those responsible for the publication to face justice to avoid a repetition of the 2006 outcry.
