French embassies face closure over prophet’s cartoon
September 20th, 2012 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 19 (IANS/RIA Novosti) France will close several of its embassies and schools around the world amid concerns of a backlash after a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad appeared ... Read more...
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Minister slams ‘luxury immigrants’ after Azzurris’ World Cup exit
June 25th, 2010 - 1:10 am ICT by IANS
Rome, June 24 (IANS/AKI) Italy's humiliating first round exit from the World Cup is the fault of scandalously overpaid "luxury immigrant" footballers who have swamped the country and killed off native footballing ... Read more...
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Controversial Danish cartoonist plans to retire
April 22nd, 2010 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
Copenhagen, April 22 (DPA) Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard, who has been the subject of several plots due to his controversial cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed with a bomb in his turban, said ... Read more...
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Controversial Danish cartoonist’s work raises money for Haiti
January 24th, 2010 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
Copenhagen, Jan 24 (DPA) A watercolour by the Danish newspaper cartoonist who caused outrage among Muslims worldwide in 2006 has raised $19,000 for the benefit of earthquake-ravaged Haiti, media reports said Sunday.
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500 Pak lawyers protest against anti-Islam Dutch film
April 15th, 2008 - 9:51 pm ICT by admin
Lahore, Apr.15 (ANI): Hundreds of Pakistani lawyers on Tuesday staged a protest against a Dutch film that satirically depicted the Prophet Mohammad and accused the Koran of inciting violence. The movie ... Read more...
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Ban Ki-moon condemns controversial anti-Islam film
March 29th, 2008 - 12:08 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Brussels, March 29 (Xinhua) The controversial film critical of Islam made by a Dutch right-wing lawmaker has caused outrage among Muslims worldwide and drawn extensive condemnation. United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon ... Read more...
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Cartoonist criticizes drawing in Dutch anti-Islam film
March 28th, 2008 - 8:50 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Copenhagen, March 28 (DPA) Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard Friday criticized the "misuse" of his controversial cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed in Dutch parliamentarian Geert Wilders' new anti-Islam film, and received backing from ... Read more...
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Cartoonist opposes his work being ‘hijacked’, rejects offer
March 12th, 2008 - 12:51 am ICT by admin
DPA
Copenhagen, March 11 (DPA) Danish newspaper cartoonist Kurt Westergaard said Tuesday he opposed efforts by an anti-Muslim group to use his controversial cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed in a planned protest. A ... Read more...
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Arson in Danish cities after Mohammed cartoon republished
February 15th, 2008 - 2:44 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Copenhagen, Feb 15 (DPA) Cars and trash containers were set on fire overnight in several Danish cities and a school in a Copenhagen suburb was burnt down in acts of arson that ... Read more...
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