Westergaard breathed his last in his sleep after a long illness.
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, COPENHAGEN — Kurt Westergaard, the Danish illustrator behind the controversial cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad, has died aged 86. The family broke the news to the newspapers Berlingske.
Westergaard breathed his last in his sleep after a long illness. The illustrator was highlighted for making 12 caricature images of the Prophet Muhammad published by newspapers Jyllands-Posten in October 2005.
Like a number of others associated with the cartoon, Westergaard lived under police protection during the last years of his life. Address of the man who works at Jyllands-Posten since the mid-1980s it’s even been kept secret.
Because he is said to have disturbed the sensitive realm of certain religions. In early 2010, Danish police arrested a 28-year-old Somali with a knife at Westergaard’s home who was planning to kill him.
In the teachings of Islam, the depiction of the figure of Muhammad is not recommended to prevent idolatry. Even in the name of freedom of opinion, the images of Westergaard and the team have offended global Muslims.
A series of cartoons entitled “The Face of Mohammed” it did not initially get any attention, but became controversial after being republished by several other media. The caricature sparked the anger of Muslims around the world.
After two publications, a demonstration broke out in Copenhagen. Following protests by ambassadors from Muslim countries in Denmark, there was an act of anti-Danish violence among Muslims in February 2006.
The violence linked to the cartoon culminated in a massacre in 2015 that killed 12 people in the satirical weekly newspaper kabar Charlie Hebdo. The French media also reprinted cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, quoted from page Mirror.
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