The Muhammad cartoons that shook the world | Flemming Rose
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The Muhammad cartoons that shook the world | Flemming Rose

30:25 Sep 30, 2025
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This is the audio from a video we have just published on our YouTube channel – an interview with Flemming Rose. To make sure you never miss great content like this, subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@spiked  Take your business to the next level with Shopify. Sign up now and get a £1-per-month trial period: https://shopify.co.uk/spiked  Twenty years ago, Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten published 12 cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, sparking protests, riots and boycotts across the Muslim world. Clashes outside Danish embassies led to at least 200 deaths. Flemming Rose was the culture editor who commissioned the cartoons. Here, he explains why we must fight for the right to draw Muhammad, why we must never bow to Islamic intolerance and why self-censorship is the greatest enemy of free speech. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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