What is the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy?
Q: What is the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy?
A: The Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy is a controversy about a series of cartoons that were first published in a Danish newspaper. The publication led to an outcry and sparked violent protests in the Islamic world, with many people dying.
Q: Who drew and created the cartoons?
A: The cartoons were drawn and created by Kurt Westergaard.
Q: When were the cartoons first published?
A: The cartoons were first published in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten on September 30, 2005.
Q: What was one of the cartoon depicting?
A: One of the cartoon showed Muhammad with a bomb in his turban.
Q: What do critics claim about the cartoons?
A: Critics claims that the cartoons are culturally insulting, Islamophobic, blasphemous, and intended to humiliate a "marginalized" minority.
Q: What do supporters of the cartoons claim?
A: Supporters of the cartoons claim they illustrate an important issue and their publication exercises the right of free speech. They have also claimed that similar cartoons are made relative to other religions, arguing that Islam and its followers have not been targeted in a discriminatory way.
