Copenhagen: Thirty-eight staff members of Danish daily Politiken say they are against the newspaper's apology for reprinting a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) with a bomb-shaped turban.
In the letter published in Saturday's paper, the news staff say the paper "has nothing to apologise for," and that "it gives the impression that we regret our journalism."
Politiken last week apologized for offending Muslims with the 2008 reprint that came after police uncovered an alleged plot to kill its creator, cartoonist Kurt Westergaard.
The apology was part of a settlement with a Saudi lawyer representing eight Muslim groups in the Middle East and Australia who sued Politiken in Denmark for offending Muslims. Politiken has around 200 staff members.
Islamic law generally opposes any depiction of the prophet, even favourable, for fear it could lead to idolatry.
