National Public Radio on the Danish Islam cartoon controversy - a bibliography
In September 2005, Danish paper Jyllands-Posten published cartoons of Mohammad, ostensibly to satirize and call attention to the issue that a children’s book about Mohammad could not find an illustrator due to the accepted proscription against depicting the prophet. After several months of attempting to raise interest, Danish Muslims in February were able to draw attention to them – after adding three non-cartoons faked from photographs -- which led to extreme violence in Arab countries. NPR’s coverage was generally excellent, especially Steve Inskeep’s provocative interview with one of the Danish clerics. These citations are in reverse chronological order. Many, but not all of these articles can be found linked at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5196793. These citations are being compiled for the Comics Research Bibliography by John Bullough & myself at http://www.rpi.edu/~bulloj/comxbib.html.
del Barco, Mandalit. 2006.
Muhammad Cartoons Displayed at UC Irvine.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (March 1).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5240309
College Republicans at the University of California at Irvine display the controversial Muhammad cartoons at a campus forum on Islamic extremism. The event provokes strong protests from Muslim students who denounce the cartoons as racist.
Gross, Terry. 2006.
Stealing Thunder from Satirists in the Mideast.
National Public Radio's Fresh Air (February 16).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5219479
A new tactic has emerged in the angry debate over cartoons depicting religious figures, as an Israeli artist launches a contest for the best anti-Semitic cartoon -- drawn by a Jew. Amitai Sandy says the Israeli Anti-Semitic Cartoons Contest is a response to an Iranian newspaper's competition for cartoons on the Holocaust.
Sandy, who is also the publisher of Dimona Comix, describes the issue as a matter of pride. He insists that Jews can offer sharper, more offensive satire of themselves than anyone. After the contest's deadline of March 5, 2006, the winners will be displayed in Tel Aviv.
Socolovsky, Jerome. 2006
Muslim Cartoon Rioting Affects Spanish Rituals.
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (February 15) .
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5206890
After Muslim rulers were expelled from Spain in the 13th century, many small communities in the southeast region started holding annual festivals to celebrate. Effigies of the Prophet Muhammed were burned at these events. The recent violent demonstrations over cartoons published in a Danish newspaper have led these villages to change their centuries-old traditions.
Montagne, Renee. 2006.
Imam: Muslims Can Work Toward Peaceful Protest.
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (February 15).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5206887
Muslim leaders in the United States are trying to influence their counterparts in Europe as protests continue over cartoons depicting Prophet Muhammed. Renee Montagne talks to Imam Mohamed Magid, who leads a large mosque in northern Virginia. He says the American civil rights movement can be an example to Muslims of how to peacefully bring change.
Dvorkin, Jeffrey A. 2006.
NPR Ombudsman - Muhammad Cartoons: Strong Listener Response.
NPR.org (February 14): http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5206152
Gillespie, Kristen. 2006.
Editor Arrested for Publishing Cartoons in Jordan.
National Public Radio's Day to Day (February 13)
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5203801
A Jordanian newspaper editor has been arrested on charges of blasphemy after reprinting cartoons depicting the prophet Muhammad. The controversial cartoons, which originally appeared in a Danish paper, have sparked angry protests by Muslims around the world. Proponents of liberalism in Jordan now face serious opposition on matters of religion.
Knoy, Laura. 2006.
Drawing the Line on Editorial Cartoons
New Hampshire Public Radio (February 13).
online at http://www.nhpr.org/node/10293
A recent Danish comic characterizing the Islamic Prophet Mohammed, has created a storm of protest in the Muslim world and storm of debate everywhere over free speech and religious respect. We’ll talk to those in the Granite state who deal with editorial and political cartoons to look at how much is too much and what takes precedent when the first amendment clashes with faith.
Laura's guests are Mark Timney, Assistant Professor of Journalism at Keene State College. Andrew Cline, Editorial Page Editor for the Union Leader. Mike Marland, Editorial Cartoonist for the Concord Monitor and Stephen Bissette, Instructor at the Center for Cartoon Studies in White River Junction, Vermont, Artist for the "Swamp Thing" Comic Book and Co-Founder and Editor of "Taboo", a 10-volume anthology of the most disturbing comics ever made.
Garfield Bob. 2006.
Arab Media Politics.
National Public Radio's On the Media (February 10).
online at http://www.onthemedia.org/otm021006.html
After days of violent protests over provocative political cartoons, the old familiar phrase - CLASH OF CIVILIZATIONS - kept roaring back. With two satellites dishes, seven or eight Arabic-language newspapers and a number of Internet magazines, Cal State political science professor As'ad AbuKhalil is awash in media from the Middle East. AbuKhalil, who blogs under the name Angry Arab, knows more acutely than most what our respective media are saying. He joins Bob for some analysis.
Garfield Bob. 2006.
Speech Impediment.
National Public Radio's On the Media (February 10).
online at http://www.onthemedia.org/otm021006.html
It was only a handful of newspaper cartoons, but it was apparently enough to trigger angry protests - some of them violent - throughout the Middle East and Asia. This week, Bob gets several perspectives on the uproar over the Danish Mohammed caricatures. First, he talks to an American newspaper editor who quit after his bosses refused to reprint the images. Then, he speaks with a law scholar who's worried by the post WW-II European legal tradition of restricting hate speech and "incitement." And finally, he hears from a Middle East historian, who thinks that framing the controversy as a free speech conflict misses the real story.
Martin, Rachel. 2006.
Cartoon Controversy Slams Denmark's Economy.
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (February 10).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5199960
The publication of cariticatures of the Prophet Muhammed in a Danish newspaper -- and subsequently around Europe -- has caused unprecedented economic problems for Denmark. It has also triggered a debate among Danes over freedom of speech and religious multi-culturalism.
Conan, Neal. 2006.
Where Do Editorial Cartoonists Draw the Line?
National Public Radio's Talk of the Nation (February 9).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5198673
The visceral -- and in some cases violent -- reaction in the Muslim world to Danish cartoons of the prophet Muhammad have raised all sort of questions about the freedom of speech and cultural sensitivity in a globalized world. It also reminds us of the power of the political cartoon.
Neal Conan talks to cartoonists Mike Luckovich of the Atlanta Journal Constitution and Ann Telnaes, whose work has appeared in many newspapers, including The New York Times and The Washington Post, about their craft. Joining the discussion is Stephen Hess, co-author of the book Drawn & Quartered: The History of American Political Cartoons.
Gonyea, Don. 2006.
Bush Urges Muslim Leaders to Calm Cartoon Furor.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (February 8).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5196763&ft=1&f=5196793
President Bush asks Muslim leaders around the world to help stop the violence that has erupted in several countries over cartoons depicting Muhammad. At the same time, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice suggests that Syria and Iran are using the cartoons to further inflame tensions.
Beardsley, Eleanor. 2006.
Paris Paper Publishes New Muhammad Cartoon.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (February 8).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5196766
French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo publishes a new cartoon of Muhammad and reprints those from a Danish newspaper, further angering Muslim groups. Sources at Charlie Hebdo say some of the staff have been placed under police protection.
Inskeep, Steve. 2006.
Muslim Society Official Explains Mission Against Cartoons.
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (February 8).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5195798
Protests against cartoons depicting the prophet Muhammad have led to a number of deaths and damage to Danish missions in several countries. The Danish cartoons came to worldwide attention in part because of Ahmed Abu Laban, the religious director of the Muslim Society in Copenhagen. Steve Inskeep talks to Laban.
Weiner, Eric. 2006.
Why Cartoons of the Prophet Insult Muslims.
National Public Radio's Day to Day (February 8).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5196323
"Many Muslims are angry not only at how their prophet was depicted, but the fact that he was depicted at all. In Islam, it is forbidden to depict the prophet Muhammad in any way -- a prohibition that dates back to the very birth of the religion, in 7th-century Arabia."
There were more protests Wednesday over the Danish cartoons depicting the prophet Muhammad. In Afghanistan, police shot four protesters to death as a crowd tried to march on a U.S. military base there, even as Afghanistan's top Islamic group called for an end to violent protests....
Brand, Madeleine. 2006.
Controversial Muhammad Cartoons Reprinted in France.
National Public Radio's Day to Day (February 8).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5196320
Protests sparked by cartoons lampooning the Islamic prophet Muhammad have raised concerns about relations between European and Muslim nations. Now a French satirical weekly has reprinted those controversial cartoons. Madeleine Brand speaks with Sebastian Rotella, Paris bureau chief for The Los Angeles Times, about what that decision might mean for a nation already torn by dissent.
Young, Robin. 2006.
The Sound and Fury over Danish Cartoons.
National Public Radio and WBUR's Here and Now (February 8).
online at http://www.here-now.org/shows/2006/02/20060208_1.asp
Controversy over the publication of cartoons depicting the prophet Mohammed and Muslims continues to roil much of the Islamic world.
On Wednesday, President Bush called on governments to stop the violence as protesters took to the streets in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indian-controlled Kashmir, and in Afghanistan, where police shot and killed four protesters marching on a U.S. military base.
A U.S. military spokesman says the U.S. and other countries are now investigating whether extremist groups are inciting rioters.
But elsewhere, a satirical news magazine in France became the latest to display the cartoons -- plus a few more based on a variety of religions. And the Arab European League, citing the right of artistic expressions, posted a cartoon on its website depicting Hitler in bed with Anne Frank.
Meanwhile, Flemming Rose, the Danish editor who sparked the entire controversy by commissioning the cartoons in the first place, told CNN that he does not regret publishing the original 12 cartoons back in September. And he offered to publish any cartoons on the Holocaust drawn as part of an Iranian newspaper contest.
Also today, listeners to NPR's Morning Edition heard from the leading Danish imam, Ahmed Abu Laban, who led the campaign to bring the published cartoons -- and some even more derogatory ones that were not published -- to the attention of government leaders in the Middle East.
Guests:
Naser Khadar, a member of the Danish Parliament for the Social Liberal Party, which is in opposition to the current government. Khadar,is leading a group of Muslim moderates trying to quell the controversy.
Joe Jofee, the editor and publisher of the Germannews weekly Die Ziet, which last week decided to publish one of the cartoons.
Folkenflik, David. 2006.
U.S. Media Avoid Publishing Controversial Cartoons.
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (February 7).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5193569
Riots sparked by the publication of cartoons in a Danish newspaper led to sharp debates in American newsrooms in recent days as editors weighed how far to go in covering this important news.
Ultimately, few U.S. publications have reproduced the offending cartoons, which sparked riots across the Muslim world. These protests have resulted in the death of at least five Afghan protesters and the destruction of the Danish Consulate in Lebanon and the Danish Embassy in Syria.
On Monday morning, Amanda Bennett, editor of The Philadelphia Inquirer, dropped her kids off at school, went to the gym and soon found protesters right outside her office.
"About 25 people came out," Bennett says. "I came down and met with them. I assured them that neither the paper nor I had any interest in being disrespectful to them or to their religion, and I was actually proud of them exercising their freedom of speech to protest in front of my building."
Bennett's newspaper made the decision to run a cartoon depicting the Muslim prophet Muhammad. It was one of the most incendiary ones from a series of 12 cartoons published by the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten last September. Other European papers picked up the cartoons since then and published them, in solidarity with the Danish paper's right to print what it wants. The cartoon in The Philadelphia Inquirer showed a bomb with a lit fuse tucked into the prophet's turban. ...
Norris, Michele and Andrew Higgins. 2006.
How the Muhammad Cartoon Controversy Spread.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (February 7).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5194727
Andrew Higgins of The Wall Street Journal, talks to Michele Norris about what prompted the publication in a Danish newspaper of the controversial cartoons of Muhammad at the heart of recent protests. They discuss how reaction to the cartoons, which began in Copenhagen, spread across the Muslim world.
Martin, Rachel. 2006.
Denmark Battles Muslim Backlash over Cartoons.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (February 7).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5194724
The Danish government tries to mollify Muslims angry over cartoons depicting Muhammad that were first published in a Danish newspaper. But it has not condemned their publication. As protest continues around the world, Copenhagen is demanding protection for its diplomats and citizens.
Watson, Ivan. 2006.
Anti-Cartoon Protests Turn Deadly in Afghanistan.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (February 7).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5194721
At least three demonstrators are killed during a protest outside a NATO peacekeeping base in the northwestern part of Afghanistan. Unrest among Muslims continues in the country, prompted by the publication in European newspapers of caricatures of the Muhammad.
Inskeep, Steve and Rachel Martin. 2006.
Denmark Tries to Ease Muslim Anger over Cartoons.
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (February 7).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5193566
A Denmark newspaper's publication of cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad has continued to spark protests, despite the government's efforts to contain Muslim anger. Several thousand people rallied in Pakistan Tuesday, burning effigies of Denmark's prime minister.
Pett, Joel. 2006.
Worldwide Protests, Proof of the Power of Cartoons.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (February 7).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5194742
Muslims in the Middle East and Asia participate in more violent protests over a Danish cartoon of Muhammad. Commentator Joel Pett says the riots -- and deaths -- are evidence of the power of cartoons. He is a Pulitzer-winning editorial cartoonist for the Lexington Herald Leader and USA Today.
Amos, Deborah. 2006.
Violent Backlash Persists over Muhammad Cartoons.
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (February 6).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5191200
Parts of the Arab world are still reeling from a furious reaction to the publication of Danish cartoons offensive to many Muslims. The burning of the Danish consulate in Beirut prompts Lebanon's interior minister to resign.
Schorr, Daniel. 2006.
Press Freedom Not Always Paramount.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (February 6).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5192592
Senior news analyst Daniel Schorr says that American media outlets made the correct decision in deciding not to republish a cartoon offensive to millions of Muslims. In times of tension, First Amendment rights may give way to other interests.
Dvorkin, Jeffrey A. 2006.
NPR Ombudsman: The 'Muhammad Cartoon': Has NPR Been Intimidated?
NPR.org (February 7): http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5194697
Amos, Deborah. 2006.
Protests Over Cartoons Turn Violent in Lebanon.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (February 5).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5190815
There were riots in Lebanon on Sunday over cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad published in Denmark this past fall. The Danish consulate in Beirut was torched and property in Christian areas was attacked.
Elliot, Debbie and Kristin Gillespie. 2006.
Muhammad Cartoons Prompt Growing Protests.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (February 4)
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5189906&ft=1&f=1001
A violent reaction continues across the Muslim world to the publication of cartoons depicting the prophet Muhammad. A Jordanian newspaper editor was arrested for reprinting the Danish caricatures.
Elliott, Debbie and Fred Hiatt. 2006.
Drawing the Line on Offensive Images.
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (February 4).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5189909
Fred Hiatt, editorial page editor of The Washington Post talks with Debbie Elliott about the decisions editors must make when potentially offensive cartoons cross their desks.
Garfield, Bob. 2006.
Drawing Ire.
National Public Radio's On the Media (February 3).
online at http://www.onthemedia.org/otm020306.html
Rarely does a debate over free speech include as many people, in as many different countries, as has the Danish "cartoon controversy." In the months after a series of caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed were published in Denmark, Muslims in Europe and the Middle East have responded with boycotts and angry demonstrations. This week the tension escalated, after several European newspapers reprinted the images. Bob discusses the flap with Susan Caskie of The Week.
Wertheimer, Linda. 2006.
Muslim Anger Builds over Newspaper Cartoons.
National Public Radio's Morning Edition (February 3).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5186889
Outrage over the publication in the European press of cartoons lampooning the Prophet Muhammad continues to escalate. The cartoons were first published last fall in a Danish newspaper and have since been reprinted in several European papers. Linda Wertheimer talks to Ramez Maluf, professor of journalism at the Lebanese American University in Beirut.
Siegel, Robert. 2006
Understanding Muslim Anger over Cartoons
National Public Radio's All Things Considered (February 3).
online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5188026
Religious scholar Reza Aslan explains to Robert Siegel why the Muhammad cartoons recently published in several European newspapers are offensive to Muslims. The depiction of Muhammad is considered blasphemous by many in the Muslim world and has prompted vigorous protest. Reza Aslan is a scholar of religions and author of No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam.
Young, Robin. 2006.
Mohammed Cartoons Spark Fury.
National Public Radio and WBUR's Here and Now (February 3).
online at http://www.here-now.org/shows/2006/02/20060203_9.asp
The furor over the publication of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed is growing across the Islamic world. In Gaza, armed gunmen surrounded the office of the European Union, firing shots in the air, searching hotels, and threatening violence across westerners unless the cartoons were retracted. Aid workers and other foreigners are pulling out of the region as a result.
The cartoons were originally published in September by a Danish paper -- ostensibly as part of a contest to find a book illustrator.
Some of the images are benign and some are not. One shows Mohammed as a terrorist with a bomb in a turban. The furor escalated this week as other European newspapers printed the cartoons, claiming free speech protections.
Joining us to take about the caricatures and the response they are drawing across the Islamic world is Jyette Klausen, a professor of politics at Brandies University. Klausen is from Denmark and studies the experience of Muslim immigrants.
