“Muslim Protests Against Cartoons Spread”
This Feb. 6, 2006, New York Times article analysed the escalating violence of Muslim protests against the Danish cartoons that depicted Muhammad as a terrorist.
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“Why We Muslims are Angry”
Read a 2006 article by Hesham A. Hassaballa arguing that many Muslims were outraged over the cartoons controversy because of the lack of respect it conveyed towards them.
“Cartoongate and the Long Road to Civilization”
Read a 2006 article by Mark Levine arguing that the Danish cartoons controversy tell us more about Western fears of Islam than they do about Muslim attitudes.
“A Startling New Lesson in the Power of Imagery”
Read this Feb. 8, 2006, New York Times story about the power of religious imagery.
“Free speech in Europe: mixed rules”
Read a Feb. 8, 2006, Christian Science Monitor story about how the Danish cartoons controversy spurred charges from Muslims claiming they enjoyed fewer free speech rights in Europe.
“Jytte Klausen on Yale University and the Danish cartoons”
Watch a 2012 interview with Danish-born scholar Jytte Klausen who published The Cartoons that Shook the World, which documented and analysed the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy.
“Muhammad’s image subject of art in past”
Read a Feb. 8, 2006, Washington Times article about how images of Muhammad have long been shown in museums and libraries without controversy.
Hamid Dabashi
Hamid Dabashi is an Iranian-American Professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Literature at Columbia University in New York City. He is the author of several books, including, The Arab Spring: The End of Postcolonialism.
“Sanctity of Life: Islamic Teachings on Abortion”
A BBC article on Islam explains that abortion is generally forbidden by the religion, but is acceptable if having the baby will put the mother’s life in danger.