Danish newspaper formally publish an apology for those who they may have offended by their cartoons.
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Cartoons of prophet Mohammed caused a stir in 2008Danish paper
apologizes to Muslims for cartoons
Politiken is the first Danish newspaper to formally apologize to those
who may have felt offended by the publication of the cartoons
COPENHAGEN (AFP)
Danish daily Politiken on Friday apologized to Muslims for possibly
offending them by reproducing cartoons of the prophet Mohammed in
2008, but said it did not regret publishing the drawings.
Politiken is the first Danish newspaper to formally apologize to those
who may have felt offended by the publication of the cartoons.
It published on Friday an agreement reached with eight organizations
from as many countries representing 94,923 descendants of the Muslim
prophet.
In the agreement Politiken said it regretted if it had insulted
Muslims' faith, but that it did not regret publishing the drawings and
that it did not renounce the right to publish the controversial
drawings again.
Politiken's apologies were condemned by the Danish political class,
who said the paper was caving in to pressure and had sacrificed
freedom of expression, which is considered a cornerstone of Danish
democracy.
Danish daily Jyllands-Posten first published 12 caricatures of
Mohammed in September 2005.
The cartoons, including one featuring the prophet wearing a turban
shaped like a bomb with a lit fuse, angered many Muslims worldwide and
sparked angry and in some cases deadly protests in January and
February 2006.