Danish Muslims Seek Government Action Against Paper For Drawings

Danish Muslims are attempting to get governmental officials to take action against a mass-circulation newspaper, the Jyllands-Posten, over 12 drawings that appeared in the paper last September. They depicted the Prophet Muhammad in different settings, including one showing him wearing a turban in the shape of a bomb. The local attorney general in the city of Viborg, the seat of the High Court of Western Denmark, has refused to prosecute. Local Muslims now plan to petition the federal attorney general to take action. If that does not lead to results, a suit could be filed before the European Human rights Commission, according to Islam Online that reported on the situation yesterday.