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Why I drew the cartoon: The 'Muhammad Affair' in retrospect
Published: Thursday, October 1st, 2009
When — in early September 2005 — I got a brief request from my editor at the Danish daily Jyllands-Posten to draw my impression of the prophet Muhammad, I had little idea of what I was getting myself into. To me it ...(back to the article)
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AMEN!! Kurt, the student body and alumni commend you. I am an alum and many an email was sent out today saying we wished we were there to hear you speak. You are in the right and anyone belonging at an institition of higher learning should understand that.
Thank you for your bravery in the face of control of the world by fear and intimidation.
You follow in the footsteps of Edward R. Murrow and others who were not afraid to speak the truth. The non-reaction of communities of actual muslims (i.e muslim leftists who are not buying into the hijacking of our own religion) should serve as a testament to the rest of the world that Mr Westergaard is in the right
Kurt, thanks for your bravery and for this wonderful piece. You do western civilization proud.
Interesting article. I am a complete believer in free speech, but your case also smacks of ignorance. When you were asked to illustrate your impression of the prophet Mohammed, you should have known that it could be anything but a human image. As a journalist myself (and non-Muslim), I am not offended by the essence of the cartoon than the technicality of it -- in principle, it is incorrect. If you do not know the basics of the subject, there is no point arguing about freedom of speech.
The tone is a little bombastic. So are the comments.
This is a very strange direction in popular American political thought. Rather than thinking through and sharing serious solutions to political and religious problems, we just see how many people we can insult and then congratulate ourselves for it.
Also get a life/job and stop reading the Prince.
I can't believe he was invited to write a column in the prince... good grief, spare me. The tone and content of the entire article poignantly show the mental disconnect this gentleman faces with the academic and professional world at large. In fact, in its own way, I see the violent protests/calls for death and Mr. Westergaard's original cartoons to be eminating from the same intolerant, ignorant source.
Funny, my security word is "shame"... shame on you Mr. Westergaard.
this is the best article I've ever read in the prince.
Mr Westergaard,
As a muslim I was deeply offended by the cartoons, and at the same time I was offended by the reaction of some muslims. Most of all I am offended by bigots who have a singular perspective on how 5 billion people should accept the "western enlightened trait" accepting ridicule and scorn without limits.
Well mate, if you poke a stick at 1.5 billion people, if 1% wants to react by poking that stick up your bum, thats alot of people. So you would do it again??
That makes you an idiot.
from your uncle
chacha
Your portrayal of the prophet rather, exposes your own prejudices and ignorance of the subject matter you agreed to portray.