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[[Image:Mohammed karikatur.jpg|thumb|right|250px|One of the published images of Muhammad]]

[[Image:Mohammed karikatur.jpg|thumb|right|250px|One of the published images of Muhammad]]

In September 2005 a Danish newspaper published twelve cartoons of [[Muhammad]], creating a flashpoint between the freedom of the press and Muslims angered by the publication of images of the prophet.  Within six months, 139 people died and 823 people were injured by violence attributed to the controversy.  Because of the twelve cartoons [[Danish]], [[Austria|Austrian]], and [[Norway|Norwegian]] embassies were burned in [[Syria]] and [[Iran]].  Islamic leaders called for a boycott of Danish goods<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5329642.stm</ref>, and the cartoonists themselves were forced to go into hiding due to death threats made by Muslims<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4670370.stm</ref>.  The images appeared on the blogs and in smaller independent newspapers, but most of the U.S. mainstream media refused to publish the images even as they covered the issue extensively.

In September 2005 a Danish newspaper published twelve cartoons of [[Muhammad]], creating a flashpoint between the freedom of the press and Muslims angered by the publication of images of the prophet.  Within six months, 139 people died and 823 people were injured by violence attributed to the controversy.  Because of the twelve cartoons [[Danish]], [[Austria|Austrian]], and [[Norway|Norwegian]] embassies were burned in [[Syria]] and [[Iran]].  Islamic leaders called for a boycott of Danish goods<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5329642.stm</ref>, and the cartoonists themselves were forced to go into hiding due to death threats made by Muslims<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4670370.stm</ref>.  The images appeared on the blogs and in smaller independent newspapers, but most of the U.S. mainstream media refused to publish the images even as they covered the issue extensively.

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