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Danish Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons

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Posted: Saturday, December 11, 2010 at 01:59 PM CT

The controversial cartoons of Muhammad, as they were first published in Jyllands-Posten in September 2005 (English version). The headline, "Muhammeds ansigt", means "The face of Muhammad".

The Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy began after 12 editorial cartoons, most of which depicted the Islamic prophet Muhammad, were published in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten on 30 September 2005. The newspaper announced that this publication was an attempt to contribute to the debate regarding criticism of Islam and self-censorship.

Danish Muslim organizations that objected to the depictions responded by holding public protests attempting to raise awareness of Jyllands-Posten's publication. Further examples of the cartoons were soon reprinted in newspapers in more than 50 other countries, further deepening the controversy.

This led to protests across the Muslim world, some of which escalated i

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Kurt Westergaard

Danish cartoonist (1935–2021)

Kurt Westergaard (born Kurt Vestergaard; 13 July 1935 – 14 July 2021) was a Danish cartoonist. In 2005 he drew a cartoon of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, wearing a bomb in his turban[1] as a part of the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons, which triggered several assassinations and murders committed by Muslim extremists around the world, diplomatic conflicts, and state-organized riots and attacks on Western embassies with several dead in Muslim countries. After the drawing of the cartoon, Westergaard received numerous death threats and was a target of assassination attempts. As a result, he was under constant police protection.[2][3]

Early life

Westergaard was born on 13 July 1935 in the village of Døstrup, in the Mariagerfjord area of Jutland.[4] He grew up in a conservative Christian family (Inner Mission) environment, going to Sunday school.[5][6] Westergaard was introduced to cultural radicalism during high school in the 1950s, which he experienced as an

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Category:Kurt Westergaard

Danish cartoonist (1935–2021)
Kurt Westergaard during a press freedom lecture in Amsterdam, Netherlands in May 2015
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DøstrupDate of death14 July 2021
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  • Sappho Award (2008)
  • Preis für die Freiheit und Zukunft der Medien (2010)
  • M100 Media Award (2010)
  • Hans Bendix Prisen (1995)

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