Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy noticeThe Danish cartoonist whose depiction of the Prophet Mohammed sparked outrage around the Muslim world has died aged 86. Kurt Westergaard passed away in his sleep after a long period of ill health, his family told newspaper Berlingske. The illustrator was behind 12 drawings published by conservative daily newspaper Jyllands-Posten under the headline 'The Face of Mohammed', one of which sparked particular anger. The cartoons went almost unnoticed initially, but after two weeks, a demonstration against them was held in Copenhagen, and then ambassadors from Muslim countries in Denmark lodged a protest. The anger then escalated into anti-Danish violence across the Muslim world in February 2006.

Source: Daily Mirror July 19, 2021 03:00 UTC