Support Denmark!
Published Wednesday, February 01, 2006 by wilpuri | E-mail this post
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On the 30th of September 2005 the Danish newspaper
Jyllands-Posten published
12 cartoons depicting the prophet Mohammed. Mohammedans raised a storm of protest and two artists went into hiding after receiving death threats. Islamic organisations demanded an apology from the Danish government and the incident turned into a world-wide diplomatic issue. The
OIC (the Organisation of the Islamic Conference),
the Council of Europe and the
UN all criticised the government of Denmark for not taking measures against the newspaper Jyllands-Posten. The Danish prime minister
Anders Fogh Rasmussen defended the freedom of the press and free speech and stated that any measures, if appropriate, could not be taken by the government but only by a court of law. Meanwhile in Islamic countries Danish flags are burned and Danish products are taken off the shelves. Several countries have withdrawn their ambassadors from Denmark and
armed men attacked the office of the EU in the Gaza strip.
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