InFocus | Danish Controversy

  • Sunday May 3

    Ashraful hands South Africa challenging task

    Mohammad Ashraful thrashed the strong South African attack to hit a dazzling 87 runs and help Bangladesh set a challenging 251 for 8 at the Providence Stadium.

  • Sunday May 3

    Two journalists banned by Yemen court

    A newspaper editor and a journalist have been banned from writing for one month by a Yemeni court who found them guilty of demeaning Islam by reprinting controversial cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad.

  • Sunday Feb 17

    Danish lawmakers cancel trip to Iran over cartoon

    Ten Danish lawmakers have cancelled a trip to Iran amid a diplomatic row over the reprinting of a drawing of the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) on Danish newspapers.

  • Sunday Feb 12

    Danish ambassadors leave Iran and Indonesia

    Denmark's ambassadors to Iran and Indonesia have left those countries due to threats against them over the publication of cartoons, the Danish foreign ministry said on Saturday.

  • Monday Feb 6

    Fresh protests erupt

    Fresh protests erupted across Asia and the Middle East over cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) on Monday, despite calls by world leaders for calm after Danish diplomatic missions were set ablaze in Lebanon and Syria.

  • Sunday Feb 5

    Muslims 'should stand united'

    Muslims should be strong, unified and "an uneasy target for criticism", which can only happen through knowledge and the right representation of Islam, concluded a students' debate.

  • Thursday Feb 2

    No sign of Danish goods boycott being lifted

    Major retail chains in the UAE have not lifted the voluntary boycott of Danish products despite an apology from the newspaper that published blasphemous cartoons against Islam.

  • Monday Jan 30

    Gaza gunmen warn Danes

    Palestinian gunmen warn that Danish and Norwegian visitors in Gaza risk attack unless their governments apologise for published cartoons of Prophet Mohammed, which have sparked outrage across Muslim countries, including the UAE.

  • Monday Jan 30

    Libya to close embassy in Denmark

    Libya said on Sunday it will close its embassy in Denmark to protest the publication of cartoons deemed insulting to the image of the prophet Mohammad.

  • Monday Jan 30

    Danish daily apologises to Saudis

    The Danish newspaper that published blasphemous caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) has apologised to Saudi Arabia saying it never intended to offend the religious feelings of anybody.