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3 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.
Flemming Rose on the Muhammad cartoons
A year ago, Flemming Rose, head of the feuilleton section of the Danish daily Jyllands-Posten, published twelve Muhammad cartoons which were regarded as offensive by parts of the Muslim community and triggered sometimes violent protests from Muslims all over the world. A year later, in an interview with Anne Wolter, Rose notes that the self-censorship he criticised back then has increased in Denmark. He points out that following the protests, in which 150 people lost their lives and which led to export losses mounting to hundreds of millions, no Danish newspaper would be prepared to publish this kind of cartoon today. "We wanted to show that Muslims should be treated like any other section of the population – Christians, politicians and the royal family. All of these people are frequently the target of satire and this is a sign of acknowledgement and acceptance. Muslims are part of Danish society, not a marginalised group that deserves special treatment."
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The reasons for publishing the Muhammad cartoons
The artistic director of the Danish daily Jyllands-Posten, Flemming Rose, explains the thought process that led to the publication of the 12 caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad. "Blasphemy rarely has a place in our columns. We are not fundamentalist in our support for freedom of expression. ... I allowed the publication of these caricatures in reaction to several cases of censorship in Europe. This is the result of a growing fear and sense of intimidation whenever we are dealing with issues related to Islam. ... I still believe that we Europeans should look one another in the eyes, and try to extract some sort of reaction from moderate Muslims. This was not gratuitous provocation. ... Our goal was simply to push the boundaries of freedom of expression."
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Mohammed Cartoon Dispute
Fleming Rose, cultural editor of the Danish broadsheet Jyllands-Posten, claims in an interview led by Radek Nedved that Danish Muslims travelled to the Middle East with the express purpose of stirring up the Mohammed cartoon dispute. "They deliberately spread lies about the way Muslims are treated in Denmark and about my paper there. Among other things, they used two Mohammed cartoons which have never appeared in a Danish paper. What we are witnessing here is a struggle between a modern secular democracy in which everyone has the right to say and write what they want and forces which are trying to push their religious taboos on people who adhere to beliefs other than their own."
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