On Sept 30, 2005, the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten published 12 editorial cartoons. Most of the cartoons depicted Prophet Muhammad. The newspaper stated that it was an attempt to contribute to the debate about criticism of Islam and against self-censorship.
When the cartoons were published, Muslims in Denmark protested, and the protest was taken up by Muslim communities all over the world.
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