Muslim Students Attempt to Shut Down UC Irvine Panel Discussion

In a followup to this post, the panel discussion on the Danish cartoons took place last night at UC Irvine, despite a vigorous attempt by Muslim students to shut it down (h/t Little Green Footballs):

IRVINE – A student panel discussion on Islamic extremism that included the “unveiling” of cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, including one of him wearing a bomb-laden turban, repeatedly descended into name-calling chaos Tuesday night.

The panel, which included one Muslim speaker, was repeatedly interrupted by hecklers from the audience who challenged assertions by panelist Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson that Islam was an “evil religion” and that all Muslims hate America. Outside, hundreds of Muslims and their supporters noisily protested the event amid a heavy police presence.

At one point, University of California, Irvine, police removed two men, one of them a Muslim, from the audience after they nearly came to blows. Although there were numerous heated exchanges, there were no immediate reports of violence.

The religion of peace is not helping itself with these silly outbursts against a bunch of cartoons.