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Kurt Westergaard (born Kurt Vestergaard ; 13 July 1935) is a Danish cartoonist who created the controversial cartoon of a terrorist, although not the Islamic prophet Muhammad as it is often claimed, wearing a bomb in his turban . This cartoon was the most contentious of the 12 Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons , which met with strong reactions from Muslims worldwide who condemned the act, including Western countries.1Since the drawing of the cartoon, Westergaard has received numerous death threats and been a target of assassination attempts.2As a result, he is under constant police protection.3
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Kurt Westergaard (born 13 July 1935) is a Danish cartoonist who created the controversial cartoon of the Muslim Prophet Muhammad wearing a bomb in his turban . This cartoon was the most contentious of the 12 Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons , which met with strong and sometimes violent reactions from Muslims worldwide. Since the drawing of the cartoon, Westegaard has received several death threats and murder attempts. As a result, he is under constant police protection.
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Kurt Westergaard (born 13 July 1935 as Kurt Vestergaard ) is a Danish cartoonist who created the controversial cartoon of the Islamic prophet Muhammad wearing a bomb in his turban .This cartoon was the most contentious of the 12 Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons , which met with strong reactions from Muslims worldwide, including Western countries.Since the drawing of the cartoon, Westergaard has received numerous death threats and been a target of assassination attempts. As a result, he is under constant police protection.
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In 2005 he drew a cartoon of the Islamic prophet Muhammad , wearing a bomb in his turban as a part of the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons , which triggered several assassinations and murders committed by Muslim extremists around the world, diplomatic conflicts, and state-organized riots and attacks on Western embassies with several dead in Muslim countries.After the drawing of the cartoon, Westergaard received numerous death threats and was a target of assassination attempts.As a result, he was under constant police protection.
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danish cartoonist who created the controversial cartoon of the muslim prophet muhammad wearing a bomb in his tu
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danish cartoonist
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