Paradoxes of Liberal Democracy: Islam, Western Europe, and the Danish Cartoon Crisis
Paul M. Sniderman, "Paradoxes of Liberal Democracy: Islam, Western Europe, and the Danish Cartoon Crisis"
English | ISBN: 0691161100 | 2014 | 200 pages | EPUB | 3 MB
English | ISBN: 0691161100 | 2014 | 200 pages | EPUB | 3 MB
In 2005, twelve cartoons mocking the prophet Mohammed appeared in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten, igniting a political firestorm over demands by some Muslims that the claims of their religious faith take precedence over freedom of expression. Given the explosive reaction from Middle Eastern governments, Muslim clerics, and some Danish politicians, the stage was set for a backlash against Muslims in Denmark. But no such backlash occurred.
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