February 16, 2006
Love Them Liberty Fries
Should Canada rename Danish Pastries, Danish Gretzkys? Just joking. But these guys aren't. The Iranian Bakers Union is now calling Danish Pastry, Rose of Mohammad. (Toronto Star).
Given the insults by Danish newspapers against the prophet, as of now the name of Danish pastries will give way to Rose of Mohammad' pastries," the confectioners union said in its order.
"This is a punishment for those who started misusing freedom of expression to insult the sanctities of Islam," said Ahmad Mahmoudi, a cake-shop owner in northern Tehran.
Some customers took immediately to the new name. But others asked for "roses of Muhammad" — "gul-e-muhammadi" in Farsi — with a laugh or even with sarcasm, apparently unenthused about the new form of protest.