Why?

I read an article in the Straits Times on Wednesday about a Swedish artist named Lars Vilks who drew a cartoon about Prophet Muhammad as a dog. Now, I can’t understand what he is trying to do? Does he want to show that it’s about freedom of expression? But do you have to do this, to show that you have a freedom of expression, at the expense of other people’s feeling? As a Muslim, eventhough I don’t consider myself as very religious, I feel very very sad also angry to see our Prophet depicted as a dog. The feeling is like seeing my beloved mother being drawn as a disgraceful object. And if this guy is trying to shock people, this is the easiest thing to do. It is so predictable that all Muslims would be shocked and angry to see his cartoon. Anybody can do this, it doesn’t have to be an artist. And if he wants to celebrate courage, I think this is the kind of courage that teenagers do when they play dare. I just can’t see the point, but insulting the Muslim.