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Afterwards the image will not show. Following these steps does not edit the article itself, just how it is presented to you personally. However there is a slight risk of disrupting your browser's presentation of other articles which contain similar code. Further details available on the above Image-Display Talk Page. -->'' in September 2005. Larger versions of the cartoons (some translated into English) are available off-site. The headline, "Muhammeds ansigt", means "Muhammad's face" in English.]] The ''Jyllands-Posten'' Muhammad cartoons controversy began after twelve Editorial Cartoon s, most of which depicted the Islamic prophet Muhammad , were published in the Danish newspaper '' Jyllands-Posten '' on 2005-09-30 . The newspaper announced that this publication was an attempt to contribute to the debate regarding Criticism Of Islam and Self-censorship . Danish Muslim organizations, who objected to the depictions, responded by holding public protests attempting to raise awareness of ''Jyllands-Posten'''s publication. The Controversy deepened when further examples of the cartoons were Reprinted In Newspapers in more than fifty other countries. | |||
The government answered the ambassadors' request for a meeting with Rasmussen with a letter only: "The freedom of expression has a wide scope and the Danish Government has no means of influencing the press. However, Danish legislation prohibits acts or expressions of blasphemous or discriminatory nature. The offended party may bring such acts or expressions to court, and it is for the courts to decide in individual cases." The ambassadors maintained that they had never asked for ''Jyllands-Posten'' to be prosecuted; possibly, the non-technical phrase of the letter, "to take NN to task under law", meant something like "to hold NN responsible within the limits of the law".13 Rasmussen replied: "Even a non-judicial intervention against ''Jyllands-Posten'' would be impossible within our system". 14 Reprinting in other newspapers 's October 17 , 2005 '' headline page.]] In 2005, the Muhammad cartoons controversy received only minor media attention outside of Denmark. Six of the cartoons were first reprinted by the Egyptian newspaper '' El Fagr '' on October 17 , 2005 ,3132 along with an article strongly denouncing them, but publication did not provoke any condemnations or other reactions from religious or government authorities. Between October 2005 and the end of January 2006, examples of the cartoons were reprinted in major Europe an newspapers from the Netherlands , Germany , Scandinavia , Belgium and France . Very soon after, as protests grew, there were further re-publications around the globe, but primarily in Continental Europe . Notable for a lack of republication of the cartoons were most major newspapers in the USA 33 and the United Kingdom ,34 where editorials covered the story without including them. Several Newspapers Were Closed And Editors Fired Or Arrested for their decision or intention to re-publish the cartoons, including the shutting down of a 60 year old Malaysian Newspaper permanently. Economic and human costs See Also: Economic and human costs of the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy A consumer Boycott was organised in Saudi Arabia , Kuwait , and other Middle East countries.35 For weeks, numerous notable demonstrations and other protests against the cartoons took place worldwide. Rumours spread via SMS and Word-of-mouth .36On February 4 2006 , the Danish and Norwegian embassies in Syria were set ablaze, though with no injuries. In Beirut , the Danish Embassy was set on fire,37 leaving one protester dead.38 Altogether, at least 139 people were killed in protests,39 mainly in Nigeria, Libya, Pakistan and Afghanistan. |
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