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The Muhammad Cartoon Controversy The publication of caricatures of the prophet Muhammad has led to Muslim protests -- some of which turned violent -- in several countries. A number of European newspapers reprinted the cartoons, in solidarity with the Danish newspaper that originally published them.
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The Muhammad Cartoon Controversy

Campus Takes on Muhammad Cartoon Controversy

College Republicans at the University of California at Irvine display the controversial Muhammad cartoons at a campus forum on Islamic extremism. The event provokes strong protests from Muslim students who denounce the cartoons as racist.

Campus Takes on Muhammad Cartoon Controversy

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Muhammad Cartoon Protests Turn Deadly Again

A new wave of violent protests erupts over Danish cartoons of the prophet Muhammad. In Nigeria Saturday, Muslims attacked Christian churches amid riots that left at least 15 people dead. Friday, protests claimed lives in Libya and Pakistan. Pakistani journalist and scholar Ahmed Rashid offers his insights to Debbie Elliott.

Muhammad Cartoon Protests Turn Deadly Again

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Imam: Muslims Can Work Toward Peaceful Protest

Muslim leaders in the United States are trying to influence their counterparts in Europe as protests continue over cartoons depicting Prophet Muhammed. Renee Montagne talks to Imam Mohamed Magid, who leads a large mosque in northern Virginia. He says the American civil rights movement can be an example to Muslims of how to peacefully bring change.

Imam: Muslims Can Work Toward Peaceful Protest

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Muslim Cartoon Rioting Affects Spanish Rituals

After Muslim rulers were expelled from Spain in the 13th century, many small communities in the southeast region started holding annual festivals to celebrate. Effigies of the Prophet Muhammed were burned at these events. The recent violent demonstrations over cartoons published in a Danish newspaper have led these villages to change their centuries-old traditions.

Muslim Cartoon Rioting Affects Spanish Rituals

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Editor Arrested for Publishing Cartoons in Jordan

A Jordanian newspaper editor has been arrested on charges of blasphemy after reprinting cartoons depicting the prophet Muhammad. The controversial cartoons, which originally appeared in a Danish paper, have sparked angry protests by Muslims around the world. Proponents of liberalism in Jordan now face serious opposition on matters of religion.

Editor Arrested for Publishing Cartoons in Jordan

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Cartoon Controversy Slams Denmark's Economy

The publication of cariticatures of the Prophet Muhammed in a Danish newspaper -- and subsequently around Europe -- has caused unprecedented economic problems for Denmark. It has also triggered a debate among Danes over freedom of speech and religious multi-culturalism.

Cartoon Controversy Slams Denmark's Economy

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Bush Urges Muslim Leaders to Calm Cartoon Furor

President Bush asks Muslim leaders around the world to help stop the violence that has erupted in several countries over cartoons depicting Muhammad. At the same time, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice suggests that Syria and Iran are using the cartoons to further inflame tensions.

Bush Urges Muslim Leaders to Calm Cartoon Furor

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Paris Paper Publishes New Muhammad Cartoon

French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo publishes a new cartoon of Muhammad and reprints those from a Danish newspaper, further angering Muslim groups. Sources at Charlie Hebdo say some of the staff have been placed under police protection.

Paris Paper Publishes New Muhammad Cartoon

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Muslim Society Official Explains Mission Against Cartoons

Protests against cartoons depicting the prophet Muhammad have led to a number of deaths and damage to Danish missions in several countries. The Danish cartoons came to worldwide attention in part because of Ahmed Abu Laban, the religious director of the Muslim Society in Copenhagen. Steve Inskeep talks to Laban.

Muslim Society Official Explains Mission Against Cartoons

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Controversial Muhammad Cartoons Reprinted in France

Protests sparked by cartoons lampooning the Islamic prophet Muhammad have raised concerns about relations between European and Muslim nations. Now a French satirical weekly has reprinted those controversial cartoons. Madeleine Brand speaks with Sebastian Rotella, Paris bureau chief for The Los Angeles Times, about what that decision might mean for a nation already torn by dissent.

Controversial Muhammad Cartoons Reprinted in France

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Anti-Cartoon Protests Turn Deadly in Afghanistan

At least three demonstrators are killed during a protest outside a NATO peacekeeping base in the northwestern part of Afghanistan. Unrest among Muslims continues in the country, prompted by the publication in European newspapers of caricatures of the Muhammad.

Anti-Cartoon Protests Turn Deadly in Afghanistan

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Denmark Battles Muslim Backlash over Cartoons

The Danish government tries to mollify Muslims angry over cartoons depicting Muhammad that were first published in a Danish newspaper. But it has not condemned their publication. As protest continues around the world, Copenhagen is demanding protection for its diplomats and citizens.

Denmark Battles Muslim Backlash over Cartoons

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Denmark Tries to Ease Muslim Anger over Cartoons

A Denmark newspaper's publication of cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad has continued to spark protests, despite the government's efforts to contain Muslim anger. Several thousand people rallied in Pakistan Tuesday, burning effigies of Denmark's prime minister.

Denmark Tries to Ease Muslim Anger over Cartoons

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Danes Weather Muhammad Cartoon Controversy

Cartoons of the Muslim prophet Muhammad, first printed in a Danish newspaper last September, continue to stoke furor in Islamic communities across the globe. Madeleine Brand speaks with Julian Isherwood, reporting from Copenhagen for the BBC, about reaction in the Scandinavian nation to the growing controversy.

Danes Weather Muhammad Cartoon Controversy

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U.S. Media Avoid Publishing Controversial Cartoons

While the American press has covered violent protests over the publication of cartoons of the prophet Muhammad in European papers, most have declined to publish the cartoons.

U.S. Media Avoid Publishing Controversial Cartoons

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Opinion

News Analysis

Press Freedom Not Always Paramount

Senior news analyst Daniel Schorr says that American media outlets made the correct decision in deciding not to republish a cartoon offensive to millions of Muslims. In times of tension, First Amendment rights may give way to other interests.

Press Freedom Not Always Paramount

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Violent Backlash Persists over Muhammad Cartoons

Parts of the Arab world are still reeling from a furious reaction to the publication of Danish cartoons offensive to many Muslims. The burning of the Danish consulate in Beirut prompts Lebanon's interior minister to resign.

Violent Backlash Persists over Muhammad Cartoons

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Protests Over Cartoons Turn Violent in Lebanon

There were riots in Lebanon on Sunday over cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad published in Denmark this past fall. The Danish consulate in Beirut was torched and property in Christian areas was attacked.

Protests Over Cartoons Turn Violent in Lebanon

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Muhammad Cartoons Prompt Growing Protests

A violent reaction continues across the Muslim world to the publication of cartoons depicting the prophet Muhammad. A Jordanian newspaper editor was arrested for reprinting the Danish caricatures.

Muhammad Cartoons Prompt Growing Protests

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Understanding Muslim Anger over Cartoons

Religious scholar Reza Aslan explains to Robert Siegel why the Muhammad cartoons recently published in several European newspapers are offensive to Muslims. The depiction of Muhammad is considered blasphemous by many in the Muslim world and has prompted vigorous protest.

Understanding Muslim Anger over Cartoons

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Muslim Anger Builds over Newspaper Cartoons

Outrage over the publication in the European press of cartoons lampooning the Prophet Muhammad continues to escalate. The cartoons were first published last fall in a Danish newspaper and have since been reprinted in several European papers. Linda Wertheimer talks to Ramez Maluf, professor of journalism at the Lebanese American University in Beirut.

Muslim Anger Builds over Newspaper Cartoons

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