Arts and expression

In September, the cartoons sparked only mild protests among Denmark's Muslims. The scandal broke out later when the cartoons got onto the Internet and were circulated. In January, a boycott of Danish goods began in Islamic countries. Although Denmark apologized for the incident, a terrorist group in southern Iraq called for a fatwa ordering the killing of Danish soldiers in the country. But the West does not give up and insists that there are no topics closed to satire: Christianity has also more than once become the object of merciless criticism.