[Gayle]

I was talking to a guy today who is a Muslim, he talked about things quite openly and his opinion was that the cartoon was offensive but that the protestors went about it the wrong way and set back their cause.

From what I understood, the average Muslim in East Lancashire was annoyed by the cartoon but accepted it for what it was - an offensive cartoon. So yes, the minority, who protested with placards and burning of flags, etc, really are just a minority.

Hopefully there are enough reasonable people out there of most faiths that can get past this and use it as a platform for talking about understanding.