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Mohammed Image Archive (return to main Archive page) The Jyllands-Posten Cartoons The Danish newspaper  Jyllands-Posten created the furor over depictions of Mohammed by publishing a series of 12 drawings after a local author said he was unable to find any artist willing to depict Mohammed for his upcoming illustrated book. The publication of the images in  Jyllands-Posten has been condemned around the Islamic world, and has led to the burning of embassies and a boycott of Denmark by Muslim nations. Here are the Jyllands-Posten drawings, for the record. Each image is an individual jpeg file, site. (If you would like to have one jpeg containing all 12 Face of Muhammed courtesy of the .) Scroll down below the 12 original cartoon images on this page to click here images together,  find additional information about the fake Mohammed images distributed in the Middle East to incite outrage, and a detailed follow-up on the illustrated book that started the fuss:

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The Jyllands-Posten Cartoons 

The Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten created the furor over depictions of Mohammed bypublishing a series of 12 drawings after a local author said he was unable to find any artistwilling to depict Mohammed for his upcoming illustrated book. The publication of the images in Jyllands-Posten has been condemned around the Islamic world, and has led to the burning of embassies and a boycott of Denmark by Muslim nations.

Here are the Jyllands-Posten drawings, for the record. Each image is an individual jpeg file,site. (If you would like to have one jpeg containing all 12Face of Muhammedcourtesy of the 

.) Scroll down below the 12 original cartoon images on this page toclick hereimages together, find additional information about the fake Mohammed images distributed in the Middle East toincite outrage, and a detailed follow-up on the illustrated book that started the fuss:

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This is what the original Jyllands-Posten page looked like. Notice that there were only 12cartoons.(Hat tip: Joanna.) 

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In early 2008, Kurt Westergaard, the artist who drew the original "exploding head" Mohammed,, which he explained thusly: "It is me on the right. My head isup version of it-this followdrew 

about to explode of anger concerning the insult to my person. At the same time I am angry aboutthe actions of terror in New York, Madrid and London. I had a special personal relation to NewYork. I loved to sit in the wonderful bookstore, Borders, in the World Trade Center. To the left Ihave added the old drawing of Mohammad, because it started it all. The hare symbolizes my own

personal courage, which is not that big. It is the part of me, which maybe prefers to get away,and that cannot control everything."(Hat tip: Infidel Blogger's Alliance.) 

The Fake Cartoons 

" the issue of the"discussYet when a delegation of Danish imams went to the Middle East to , the imams openly distributed acartoons with senior officials and prominent Islamic scholars

booklet that showed many more images -- not only the original 12 cartoons (and, oddly, someother unrelated satirical images clipped from newspapers), but three fraudulent anti-Mohammed

depictions that were much more offensive than the ones published in Denmark. A complete, full- at this URLcolor reproduction of the entire booklet can be downloaded as a 12mb PDF file 

at the bottom where it says "Islamisk Trossamfunds--this Danish newspaper site(linked to from these three bonus images are what ignitedthought that It is now(Hat tip: Martin.)mappe [PDF]").

also obtained a copy of the Ekstra Bladet . The newspaperthe outrage in the Muslim worldfind-to-and presented the three offensive images on its Web site (though not in an easybooklet

also has all 43 pages of the booklet available for download. WikipediaThis Web siteplace). (shows each page, but has a translation of the Danish andcurrently has a page that not only 

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quality photocopies. Here-) The fake images all look like lowArabic text in the booklet as well.they are:(Hat tip: Gerry, Martin H., and rfs.)

 

Mohammed with a pig snout, singing into a microphone. 

Neander News discovered that this fraudulent image of "Mohammed" was actually just a badFrench comedian Jacques Barrotphotocopy of an AP news photo from last year showing 

while wearing a rubber pig nose. The Danish imams passedsquealing contest-competing in a pigit off as a blasphemous image of Mohammed for the purpose of stirring up resentment and anger.

(Hat tip: Archive readers.) 

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 The caption says in Arabic, "This is why Muslims pray."

(Hat tip: Daniel and Ken.)

 

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 A sketch of Mohammed as a demonic pedophile.

 While people across the Middle East are rioting over the publication of the 12 cartoons in

cartoons were printed last fall in anEuropean papers, no one seems to have minded that the 

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as well.Egyptian paper 

. You can see a fulle world have published the Danish cartoons143 newspapers around thSo far, (Hat tip: foreign devil.). at the Danish news site eJourlist of them 

An English transcript of an interview with Kurt Westergaard (the artist who drew the moston thefamous of the 12 cartoons, showing Mohammed with a bomb in his turban) can be found (though it currently seems to be offline); the interview also includes Kasemsite"Tabooh" blog

Said Ahmad, one of the Danish imams who traveled to the Middle East to stir up anger about thecartoons. During the interview, Westergaard refuses to apologize for freedom of speech, sayinghe would do it all over again if given a chance; then Ahmad becomes furious and tries to end theinterview and stop the camera crew from filming. You can download the entire Danish-language

. hereclocking (Mac) -ndows) or controlclicking (Wi-video (88mb QuickTime file) by right 

The entire controversy started when Danish author Kåre Bluitgen complained that he could notfind an artist brave enought to illustrate his upcoming book about Mohammed. The newspaper

 Jyllands-Posten issued a call for submissions from any artists willing to take up the challenge. Inthe ensuing brouhaha, the original book was almost forgotten; it has now been released, and doesfeatures scans of several of the pagesThis sitefter page of Mohammed depictions. feature page a

WikiIslam, and the "Face of Mohammed" blog, as does the (hat tip: nord, Rune, Kim and Mikkel.)

also has some information about the release of the book.) The images(This Danish blog.pagebelow are sample pages taken from the book (titled Koranen og profeten Muhammeds liv, or The

Koran and the life of the prophet Mohammed in English), which overall features dozens of drawings of Mohammed. The artist created the illustrations on one condition only: that he remainanonymous.

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 The cover, showing Mohammed riding on Buraq, his magical flying animal.

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 Mohammed in a cave seeing an apparition of the Angel Gabriel.

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 Mohammed preaching.

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 Mohammed converting seven Arabian demons to Islam.

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 Mohammed and his child-bride Aisha.

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 Angels helping Mohammed and his followers in battle.

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 A tribe of Jews being massacred on Mohammed's orders.

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 Mohammed "looking for loot" in the desert.

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 Mohammed destroying the pagan idols in Mecca.

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Muslims in battle against infidels. (It's not clear which person in this drawing is Mohammed.)

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