Widow of Madrid bombing victim wears Mohammed cartoon t-shirt to trial
posted at 3:05 pm on March 26, 2007 by Allahpundit
I’m speechless at the sheer awesomeness of it.
A woman who lost her husband in the 2004 Madrid train bombings displayed an infamous cartoon mocking the Prophet Mohammad on her T-shirt in front of 29, mostly Muslim, suspects on trial for the attacks on Monday.
The woman’s white T-shirt showed Mohammad wearing a bomb as a turban — one of a series published by Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten which unleashed violent protests by some Muslims last year…
The woman sat in the front row of the court wearing the T-shirt for around half-an-hour before getting up, walking up to the glass cage containing the defendants and finally walking out of the court, judicial sources said.
The judge asked security to identify her as she left the courtroom. Whether that was for her own protection or because she broke some European speech law, the article doesn’t say. Both, probably.
No photos yet. Keep an eye out.
Update: Hooray.
Initially, [the judge] thought the woman could been a relative of one of the 29 accused and thought she might have put some kind of message on her T-shirt…
The T-shirt was a copy of the cartoons showing Mohammed on top of a bomb which were first printed by a Danish magazine and which caused disturbances in Muslim countries around the world.
The judge decided the woman was free to wear what she liked and could come back to the court if she wished.
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Ahh….those shirts. :o)
Coronagold on March 26, 2007 at 3:07 PM
Maybe there’s still hope.
RedWinged Blackbird on March 26, 2007 at 3:08 PM
It’s nice to see that *somebody* in still has cajones in Spain! Too bad it has to be a woman. Way to go Spain, your men are nutless and now it’s up to the women to defend Western Civilization.
Tony737 on March 26, 2007 at 3:09 PM
My favorite shirt is the smily face with Mohammeds bomb turban. Caption is “Happyness is freedom of speech”
I need to get the real deal though
Wyrd on March 26, 2007 at 3:13 PM
Impressive.
Esthier on March 26, 2007 at 3:18 PM
Hooray for her… nice to see that she is brave enough to stand up for her ideals.
dalewalt on March 26, 2007 at 3:19 PM
I would give anything to see the rabid dogs behind the glass cage barking and howling. Rub their pig hating noses in it.
Kini on March 26, 2007 at 3:20 PM
Balls.
Giant, gold-plated, lead-lined, sheer unmitigated balls.
God I love the real heroes.
Awesomeness, indeed.
Professor Blather on March 26, 2007 at 3:21 PM
Resistance to the Islamofacist in Europe. I am speechless.
omegaram on March 26, 2007 at 3:21 PM
I hope she has a t-shirt with each of the cartoons, and that she sits in the front row every day of the trial.
KelliD on March 26, 2007 at 3:24 PM
Now that is the way to do things.
Plus, actually having the courage to antagonize people that WOULD actually kill you.
Paging Spiccoli, Rosie,Sheen…..
bbz123 on March 26, 2007 at 3:29 PM
Wow. That’s the spirit.
see-dubya on March 26, 2007 at 3:31 PM
More courage than all the Spanish politicians combined. A sliver of hope for Spain.
liberty on March 26, 2007 at 3:32 PM
That’s great! I hope more of the victims’ families start doing this.
Iblis on March 26, 2007 at 3:33 PM
So Charles Martel still has family in Europe. That’s a positive.
spmat on March 26, 2007 at 3:36 PM
I’m thinking this is a prime example of Michelle’s favorite word. Not only does this woman have a set, but they are HUGE!
CookeyD on March 26, 2007 at 3:36 PM
Bravo
A little glimmer of hope.
Take care sll
Bogeyfre on March 26, 2007 at 3:38 PM
At least SOMEBODY in Europe isn’t interested in de-escalation.
BohicaTwentyTwo on March 26, 2007 at 3:41 PM
Reuters…and
Expatica, the facts and just the facts, not that ‘sensitivity’ PC ‘infamous’ BS.
My favorite cartoon, as previously posted, is the 5th one, down “sorry, we ran out of virgins“. Scroll down a bit to see.
Unfortunately, very much indeed, is the fact that these cartoons are no longer available for viewing on the Danish Jyllands-Posten site. “Hurrah, we capitualted”.
This lady and the judge have muchos cojones grandes!!!
Entelechy on March 26, 2007 at 3:43 PM
Now that would be something, Kini. Too bad they kept their cool and didn’t foam at the mouth and scream death threats to her and the judge.
Of course now they will declare “mohammed abuse” or some sort of crap like that in an attempt to keep anyone from making fun of their religion.
BacaDog on March 26, 2007 at 3:43 PM
If this woman is a raven-haired photogenic Spanish woman in her early 30s, she will be all over the photo newswires.
ScottMcC on March 26, 2007 at 3:49 PM
interesting, a Sapniard with balls.
MikeG on March 26, 2007 at 3:56 PM
What difference does it make if Jyllands-Posten dropped it? Its all over the place now, there’s no need. Symbolically, it might make a nice FU to the jihadis, but now the pic is everywhere, so there are millions in place of that one paper to give an FU to the jihadis. They won.
Bad Candy on March 26, 2007 at 3:57 PM
No photos in Spanish news coverage yet.
camiseta caricatura de Mahoma
ganeshpuri89 on March 26, 2007 at 4:13 PM
How do you say “I will not submit” in Spanish? I don’t know (I barely speak English), but that woman definitely knows. Good for her. Hopefully she’ll be the Rosa Parks of anti-dhimmitude.
ReubenJCogburn on March 26, 2007 at 4:22 PM
Texas would be proud to call her citizen. Come on over lady.
Limerick on March 26, 2007 at 4:24 PM
Why do I get the feeling we won’t see the pic.
For those that forgot what the Mad Bomber Mohammad looks like, I did archive it.
steveegg on March 26, 2007 at 4:29 PM
According to AltaVista’s Babel Fish – No someteré.
steveegg on March 26, 2007 at 4:30 PM
She’s a member of the group formed by family members of victims of the Madrid bombings.
Asociacion 11-M Afectados por el Terrorismo
http://www.asociacion11m.org/
ganeshpuri89 on March 26, 2007 at 4:41 PM
The Spanish media won’t have the guts to publish a picture of her wearing the shirt. They are afraid they’ll be riots.
TheBigOldDog on March 26, 2007 at 4:45 PM
Bravo for her.
georgej on March 26, 2007 at 4:56 PM
Good for her, that’s so awesome to see. Oriana Fallaci’s spirit lives on.
TheBigOldDog on March 26, 2007 at 4:45 PM
I’d be shocked to see any European papers publish it. Maybe Jyllands-Posten?!
Roark on March 26, 2007 at 5:02 PM
She should run for president in Spain. Landslide I predict.
roninacreage on March 26, 2007 at 5:11 PM
Uh, dude, it’s on the front page.
spmat on March 26, 2007 at 5:16 PM
Note to self; remember to check the front page of Hot Air, not just the feed.
steveegg on March 26, 2007 at 5:23 PM
When reporters caught up to her, to ask why she wore the shirt, she said
We… ARE… SPAR- uh SPANIARDS!
The Monster on March 26, 2007 at 5:24 PM
I love the smell of BRASS in the morning…
infidel4life on March 26, 2007 at 5:25 PM
This woman oughta change her name to Isabella :-)
Tony737 on March 26, 2007 at 5:25 PM
Bravo to all of you! Just what the Doctor ordered!
tormod on March 26, 2007 at 6:08 PM
Bad Candy, I’m assuming that you mean that Jyllands-Posten won – I see it differently – the Danish government and the Posten did give in to the protesters, threats and PC…it was a capitulation of free speech in Danemark, and really here too – because few here dared to print them. In addition, the authors had to go underground.
Entelechy on March 26, 2007 at 6:10 PM
This woman should have a parade named in her honor.
Stormy70 on March 26, 2007 at 6:11 PM
Heh, Entelechy, how do you spell Denmark in America? :)
Entelechy on March 26, 2007 at 6:12 PM
The new El Cid is a woman.
Hening on March 26, 2007 at 6:30 PM
Malkins!
sonnyspats1 on March 26, 2007 at 6:43 PM
As well as applauding this brave woman, I also applaud the Judge. He had both the presents of mind to be suspicious of any activity around these guys and to do something about it, then once learning the truth, he acted wizely again.
- The Cat
MirCat on March 26, 2007 at 6:47 PM
I WANT one of those shirts. I am SO wearing that to ComicCon to counter all the Che-ness.
fusionaddict on March 26, 2007 at 7:02 PM
NO ME RENDIRE!
I will not submit!
NeverSubmit on March 26, 2007 at 7:09 PM
Where can WE order one of them there truthful tshirts?
SouthernGent on March 26, 2007 at 7:46 PM
Brave, indomitable, ballsy
Zorro on March 26, 2007 at 8:21 PM
In Europe this is not stating the obvious. Thank G-d we have a Bill of Rights, unlike these poor EU saps.
Boy are they going to be confused in Hollywood the first time some sharia-infected Eurabian country puts someone to death for being homosexual. Our darling oppressed Muslims did WHAT??? I would be watching the View the next day just to see Rosie’s head explode.
smellthecoffee on March 26, 2007 at 10:52 PM
Viva les cajones!
In other words, you go, you brave woman, you!!
tickleddragon on March 27, 2007 at 12:38 AM
God keep her safe from the extremist Islamists.
gmoonster on March 27, 2007 at 1:25 AM
WHERE DO I GET ONE OF THESE T-SHIRTS?! I would giddily where it to the airport to hail taxi cabs.
silenced majority on March 27, 2007 at 8:47 AM
BTW everybody,it’s “cojones” not “cajones”.”Cajon” is a box canyon.
Frantic Freddie on March 27, 2007 at 1:56 PM