Sunday, April 17, 2011

Danish Drawer of Mohammed Faces Blasphemy; Scheduled for Trial in Amman, Jordan on April 25

The Copenhagen Post website reports today (April 17, 2011) that a court trial about Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard's satirical drawing of the prophet Mohammed has been scheduled for April 25 in the Jordan capital of Amman.

A copy of the summons from 2008 shows that Westergaard is being charged with "crimes of blasphemy" with his cartoon where Mohammed is drawn with a bomb in his turban.

Zakarya Sheikh -- spokesman for a group of local media who have sued Westergaard -- said, "These judicial steps should serve to prevent future attempts to insult Islam and stir up racial hatred towards Muslims across the world."

The Jordanian government has condemned the drawings and warned that they could worsen relations between Denmark and Jordan.

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