The Cartoon Crisis - Muhammed-krisen

On September 30 2005, the national Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posted published 12 cartoons of prophet Muhammed, with the alleged intention of comabating self-censorship regaring criticism of Islam. One of the cartoons depicted Muhammed with a bomb in his turban. Danish Muslim organisations responded by holding peaceful protests. Soon the cartoons were also published by other newspapers in Denmark and in other partsof the world. This led to protests across the Muslim world, which cost the lives of more than 100 people. The Dabnish embassies in Damascus, Teheran and Beirut were attacked. Campaigns to stop Muslims from buying Danish prodics were initiated.This was the worst international crisis for Denmark since the second world war.

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Articles and papers by Mogens S. Mogensen

"From Cartoon Crisis to Headscarf Row. Two Conflicts Changing Multireligious Denmark" (2008)
Book published Feruary 2008., Christiansfeld: Intercultural.dk. Read exerpt: Download.

Tolerance and the New Pluralism. Towards a Post-secular Society with Religions in the Public  Square.
Paper præsenteret på "Muslim Danish Dialogue Forum, The Search for Mutual Understanding" i Abu Dhabi  14. - 17. april 2006. Download.

The Role of Media in Portraying Events. Legal, Ethical and Theological Perspectives on Media and Communication.
Paper præsenteret på "Muslim Danish Dialogue Forum, The Search for Mutual Understanding" i Abu Dhabi  14. - 17. april. Download.

"The Danish Cartoon Crisis". In Lissi Rasmussen, red., Bridges instead of Walls.
Christian-Muslim Interaction in Denmark, Indonesia and Nigeria. 2007 Pp. 27-46.

Online litteratur

Högfeldt, Katarina & Åke Sander & Göran Larsson, Muhammed-karikatyrer och rondellhundar. Reaktioner, bakgrund och sammanhang (2008)
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Kristeligt Dagblad - Tema: Muhammedkrisen
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Hansen, John & Kim Hundevadt, "The Cartoon Crisis - how It Unfulded" (2008)
A 7-pages long summary of the cartoon crisis presented by two of the reporters fromJyllands-Posten, published in Jyllands-Posten 11/03/08. Download.

The Cartoons in Jyllands-Posten
See the actual cartoons that started the whole crisis. Click here.

Wikipedia on the Cartoon Crisis
The Wikipedia encyclopedia has collected a lot of material on the cartoon crisis. Click here.

Press Release for Danish Lutheran Church: Freedom of Speech and Respect
"... freedom of speech does not exclude showing respect for the individual person’s religious faith. On the contrary the respect for the individual person is the presupposition for having freedom of speech in Denmark. With freedom of speech follows respect for others. At the same time as we have developed democratic rights of freedom, a process of secularisation has taken place and the familiarity with and the knowledge of Christianity has been weakened. In the public debate an understanding of what is sacred and what can offend the individual person of which faith he or she may be is often missing. To provoke or offend another person’s faith for the sake of provocation alone does not serve any purpose". Read more.

Abu Dhabi Dialogue Conference - "The Search for Mutual Understanding"
A group of young Danes and Muslims from the Middle East and other parts of the world met for a dialogue conference in the wake of the cartoon crisis in Abu Dhabi around Easter 2006. At the end of the conference a declaration was agreed upon. Read More.

"The Ground-breaking Cross-cultural Muslim-Danish Forum". Report from AME Info.
"Renowned Muslim scholar, Habib Ali Aljifri, Director of the Tabah Foundation, summed up the positive results of the Dialogue: 'By the grace of God, I believe that the forum achieved its primary objective, namely the building of bridges of understanding, as well as the ability to appreciate the feelings and sensitivities of the delegations." Read more.

'Publication of blasphemous cartoons has nothing to do with freedom of expression'
Article by Nada S. Mussallam in Khaleej Times Online ""The whole matter has nothing to do with freedom of expression. The decision to publish the cartoons has to be seen in the context of that country's struggle to come to terms with a modern reality, that of creating a robust society," said Fuad Nahdi, publisher of the London-based Q-News magazine." Read more.

"Landmark dialogue between Young Danes and Muslims begins"
Article in United Press International. ""This is an opportunity for genuine cultural, intellectual and spiritual exchange," said Tabah Foundation's Amienoella Abderoef."We are not here to gloss over the difficult issues. We want these young leaders and activists to deal with the most difficult and complex issues but in the spirit of mutual respect. We need to develop the values we share and work to resolving differences peacefully." Read more.