Danish Cartoons of Muhammad: We Have a Right to Criticize & Comment on Islam
What Were the Danish Cartoons of Muhammad?: On September 30, 2005, the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten published 12 commissioned cartoons. Cartoonists were asked to express their impressions and feelings regarding Islam. For a long time, nothing happened, but some radical imams took them to the Middle East and there fomented violent reactions. Muslims rioted, burned embassies, and staged boycotts of all Danish goods, not just the newspaper which published the cartoons. Many died because of Muslims offended by cartoons which they said mocked, insulted, and defamed Islam and Muhammad. They claimed a right not to have their religious sensibilities offended. Why Were the Danish Cartoons of Muhammad Created?: According to Flemming Rose, editor of Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten which published the cartoons, I commissioned the cartoons in response to several incidents of self-censorship in Europe caused by widening fears and feelings of intimidation in dealing with issues related to Islam.
Danish Cartoons of Muhammad: We Have a Right to Criticize & Comment on Islam