(03 Jan 06 - RV) Fresh protests are being made by Muslims angered by the publication
of newspaper cartoons depicting the prophet Muhammad. Iraqi, Egyptian and Palestinian
Islamic groups have called for demonstrations as Muslims attend Friday prayers. The
cartoons first appeared in a Danish newspaper in September. Fr Justo Lacunza Balda
is director of the pontifical institute of Islamic and Arabic studies in Rome. He
says it’s a case of defining the limit between press freedom and offending a religious
belief. But he also warns that the reaction of the Arab world must be reined in by
authorities in order to avoid fresh violence…