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[[File:Ahmed Abu Laban.jpg|right|150px|thumb|'Moderate' Palestinian-born Danish Muslim leader, Ahmad Abu Laban, was expelled from Egypt and Kuwait for his involvement in the Muslim Brotherhood,<ref name="Middle East Quarterly">Pernille Ammitzbøll and Lorenzo Vidino - [http://www.meforum.org/1437/after-the-danish-cartoon-controversy After the Danish Cartoon Controversy] - Middle East Quarterly, Winter 2007, pp. 3-11</ref>]] | [[File:Ahmed Abu Laban.jpg|right|150px|thumb|'Moderate' Palestinian-born Danish Muslim leader, Ahmad Abu Laban, was expelled from Egypt and Kuwait for his involvement in the Muslim Brotherhood,<ref name="Middle East Quarterly">Pernille Ammitzbøll and Lorenzo Vidino - [http://www.meforum.org/1437/after-the-danish-cartoon-controversy After the Danish Cartoon Controversy] - Middle East Quarterly, Winter 2007, pp. 3-11</ref>]] | ||
The ''Jyllands-Posten'' [[Muhammad]] [[Cartoons]], which resulted in more than 200 deaths and hundreds of injuries since their initial publication in September 2005,<ref name="cartoon 2">[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,547572,00.html Yale Removes Cartoons of Prophet Muhammad From Forthcoming Book, Citing Fears of Violence] - Fox News, September 08, 2009</ref> is one of the most well-known examples of | The ''Jyllands-Posten'' [[Muhammad]] [[Cartoons]], which resulted in more than 200 deaths and hundreds of injuries since their initial publication in September 2005,<ref name="cartoon 2">[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,547572,00.html Yale Removes Cartoons of Prophet Muhammad From Forthcoming Book, Citing Fears of Violence] - Fox News, September 08, 2009</ref> is one of the most well-known examples of Islamic intolerance. However, this article discusses the lesser-known '''Muhammad Cartoon Hoax''' and its role in making the cartoons a world-wide issue. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
Initially following the publication of the twelve Jyllands-Posten images, the reaction was comparably negligible. [[Palestinian Authority area|Palestinian]]-born | Initially following the publication of the twelve Jyllands-Posten images, the reaction was comparably negligible. [[Palestinian Authority area|Palestinian]]-born Danish Muslim leader, Ahmad Abu Laban (who was expelled from Egypt and Kuwait for his involvement in the [[Muslim Brotherhood]],<ref name="Middle East Quarterly"></ref> and has links with Egyptian terrorist group Gama'a Islamiya),<ref>Analysis of the June 26, 1995 searches of the Viale Jenner mosque, Direzione per le Investigazioni Generali e per le Operazioni Speciali (DIGOS), Sept. 15, 1997.</ref><ref>Giles Foden - [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2001/sep/24/afghanistan.terrorism11 The hunt for 'Public Enemy No 2'] - The Guardian (London), September 24, 2001.</ref><ref> Evan F. Kohlmann, Al-Qaida's Jihad in Europe: The Afghan-Bosnian Network (Oxford: Berg, 2004), pp. 26-7.</ref> took it upon himself to spearhead a campaign demanding an apology from Jyllands-Posten. | ||
Abu Laban created the ''Committee for the Defense of the Honor of the Prophet'', which primarily consisted of extremist Imams<ref name="Middle East Quarterly"></ref> and issued a press release which appeared to be a threat towards Jyllands-Posten, "We are not threatening anybody, but when you see what happened in [[Holland]] and then still print the cartoons, that's quite stupid."<ref>Morgenavisen Jyllands-Posten, Oct. 9, 2005.</ref> Abu Laban's statements, however, did not stifle the press. | Abu Laban created the ''Committee for the Defense of the Honor of the Prophet'', which primarily consisted of extremist Imams<ref name="Middle East Quarterly"></ref> and issued a press release which appeared to be a threat towards Jyllands-Posten, "We are not threatening anybody, but when you see what happened in [[Holland]] and then still print the cartoons, that's quite stupid."<ref>Morgenavisen Jyllands-Posten, Oct. 9, 2005.</ref> Abu Laban's statements, however, did not stifle the press. | ||
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File:Fake muhammad cartoon images-03.jpg|This image depicts Muhammad as a pedophile demon. | File:Fake muhammad cartoon images-03.jpg|This image depicts Muhammad as a pedophile demon. | ||
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These poorly produced images appear to be more offensive than the original 12. | These poorly produced images appear to be more offensive than the original 12. | ||
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Ultimately, these falsified images likely contributed to the rage that ensued and the resulting carnage. | Ultimately, these falsified images likely contributed to the rage that ensued and the resulting carnage. | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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