Has Freedom Gone Up in Flames? Story of the Week Story of the Week Bomb Threats, Flag Burning and a Crippling Trade Boycott - Provoked by Cartoons. Has the Reaction of the Muslim World Been Over-the- Top? We Examine This Perplexing Clash of Cultures

The Herald › February 04, 2006

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WHEN Henrik Vinther Olesen celebrates his son's birthday this weekend, one question will dominate the conversation: is it safe for Olesen to go to work on Monday?

The 36-year-old is a journalist at the Danish newspaper JyllandsPosten, which this week has been at the centre of a bitter row over cartoons it published featuring the Muslim prophet Muhammed. JyllandsPosten was the first newspaper to run the cartoons, which have since been reproduced in other newspapers throughout Europe. Their publication has caused bouts of violent indignation and anger in many parts of the Muslim world.

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Has Freedom Gone Up in Flames? Story of the Week Story of the Week Bomb Threats, Flag Burning and a Crippling Trade Boycott - Provoked by Cartoons. Has the Reaction of the Muslim World Been Over-the- Top? We Examine This Perplexing Clash of Cultures

In the past week alone, JyllandsPosten has received two bomb threats, forcing staff to suspend their production schedules and evacuate the building. Computer hackers also forced the paper's website to close temporarily, causing more disorder. In the Middle East, meanwhile, Danish flags have been set alight, protesters have urged a boycott of Danish products and al Qaeda...

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