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Danish Paper Apologizes to Muslims in Cartoon Row

Danish Paper Apologizes to Muslims in Cartoon Row
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Local Editor, 26-02-2010

Danish Paper Apologizes to Muslims in Cartoon Row

Danish daily Politiken on Friday apologized to Muslims for offending them by reproducing insulting cartoons of the prophet Mohammed (PBUH) in 2008, but said "it did not regret publishing the drawings".

Politiken is the first Danish newspaper to formally apologize.

It published on Friday an agreement reached with eight organizations from as many countries representing 94,923 descendants of the Muslim prophet.

In the agreement Politiken said "it regretted if it had insulted Muslims' faith, but that it did not regret publishing the drawings and that it did not renounce the right to publish the insulting drawings again".

Politiken's apologies were 'condemned' by the Danish political class, who said the "paper was caving in to pressure and had sacrificed freedom of expression, which is considered a cornerstone of Danish democracy".

Danish daily Jyllands-Posten first published 12 caricatures of the holy prophet (PBUH) in September 2005.

In 2008, around 20 Danish newspapers, including Politiken, reproduced the drawings following a failed attack against one of the cartoonists.

 

TO SEE POLITIKEN STATEMENT HERE


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