THE JYLLANDS-POSTEN PROPHET MUHAMMAD CARTOONS CONTROVERSY: FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION OR CLASHING OF STEREOTYPES?
ISTANBUL UNIVERSITESI ILETISIM FAKULTESI DERGISI, no.29, pp.7-25, 2007 (ESCI, TRDizin)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Publication Date: 2007
- Journal Name: ISTANBUL UNIVERSITESI ILETISIM FAKULTESI DERGISI
- Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Page Numbers: pp.7-25
- Keywords: Freedom of speech, stereotypes, The Jyllands-Posten
- Akdeniz University Affiliated: No
Abstract
The Jyllands-Posten Prophet Muhammad Cartoons controversy began after twelve editorial cartoons, most of which distastefully depicted the Islamic Prophet Muhammad, were published in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten on September 30, 2005. Although the newspaper claimed that, by publishing the Prophet Muhammad cartoons, they contributed to debate about self-censoring themselves from criticizing Islam, and to the freedom of speech or to the freedom of the press. In this respect, the newspaper caused a prejudice against 'others' by once again associating the Prophet with terrorism.