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  • Roses of the Prophet Muhammad

    February 16, 2006
    Iran renames danish pastries
    By ALI AKAR DAREINI

    TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iranians love Danish pastries, but now when they look for the flaky dessert at the bakery they have to ask for "Roses of the Prophet Muhammad."


    Bakeries across the capital were covering up their ads for danish pastries Thursday after the confectioners union ordered the name change in retaliation for cartoons of Islam's revered Prophet first published in a Danish newspaper.

    The move was reminiscent of a decision by the US House of Representatives in 2004 to rename french fries as "freedom fries" after France refused to back the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003.

    "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.

    One of Tehran's most popular bakeries, named Danish Patries, covered up the word Danish on its sign with a black banner emblazoned Oh Hussein, a reference to a martyred saint of Shiite Islam. The banner is a traditional sign of mourning.

    The shop owner refused to speak, reluctant to be drawn into discussion over the issue.

    In Zartosht street in central Tehran, cake shop owner Mahdi Pedari didn't cover up the words "danish pastries" on his menu, but put the new name next to it.

    "I did so just to inform my customers that Rose of Mohammad is the new name for danish pastries," he said.

    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.

    "I just want the sweet pastries. I have nothing to do with the name," housewife Zohreh Masoumi told the man at the counter in one shop.

    Iranians are big sweets eaters, often buying candies and pastries to bring to parties. While there are many types of Iranian-style sweets, danish patries - flaky pastry with fruit or chocolate between the layers - are extremely popular.

    The pastries are domestically baked, not imported. Iran has cut all commercial ties with Denmark.

    The cartoons, first published in Denmark in September then reprinted by other western newspapers over the last month as a support for freedom of expression - have sparked sometimes violent protests in Iran as well as demonstrations across the Islamic world, where they were seen as an insult to the Prophet.

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    Re: Roses of the Prophet Muhammad

    Iranians are funny.

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      Re: Roses of the Prophet Muhammad

      Freedom fries meet Roses of the Prophet Muhammad. Roses of the Prophet Muhammad meet Freedom fries.
      Last edited by Anonymouse; 02-21-2006, 09:45 PM.
      Achkerov kute.

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        Re: Roses of the Prophet Muhammad

        Who decided that prophet Mohammed likes roses, maybe he likes petunias. Awfully presumptious of these Iranians. Blasphemers.

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          Re: Roses of the Prophet Muhammad

          Originally posted by karoaper
          Who decided that prophet Mohammed likes roses, maybe he likes petunias. Awfully presumptious of these Iranians. Blasphemers.
          Yea. Damn Muslims!
          Achkerov kute.

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