That's right. And death to France, Germany and Norway, too. Newspapers in those countries ran an unflattering caricature of the Prophet Muhammad, enraging Muslims worldwide and leading to outbursts of violence and a threat to kidnap Europeans in retaliation. The drawing, which depicts the prophet wearing a bomb-shaped turban with a burning fuse, first appeared in the Danish paper, Jyllands-Posten, a few months back before being picked up by other publications. Islamic law forbids any depiction – even a flattering one – of the Prophet Muhammad as a way of discouraging idolatry. European reaction has varied from apologetic to defiant. The Parisian daily France Soir sacked its managing editor over the incident, while Jyllands-Posten defended its decision to run the cartoon, citing freedom of expression. It did, however, apologize for offending Muslims.
Death to ... Denmark?
That’s right. And death to France, Germany and Norway, too. Newspapers in those countries ran an unflattering caricature of the Prophet Muhammad, enraging Muslims worldwide and leading to outbursts of violence and a threat to kidnap Europeans in retaliation. The drawing, which depicts the prophet wearing a bomb-shaped turban with a burning fuse, first appeared […]
