http://www.memri.org/bin/opener_latest.cgi?ID=SD115306
Arab reformists are constantly threatened by Islamists, who consider freethinkers to be guilty of the worst of crimes. The most recent death threat against Arab intellectuals was issued by Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. In an audiocassette released April 23, 2006, bin Laden addressed the issue of the Danish cartoons and what he regards as the Arab countries' failure to show an appropriate response. He emphasized that anyone mocking the Prophet or making fun of Islam should be killed. "
