Cartoons, by the editor-in-chief

Joern Mikkelsen, the editor-in-chief of Jyllands Posten.

"Allow me to get a few fundamental things straight. No, Jyllands Posten is not owned by the Danish government. No, it is not an ultra-right pamplet, it is a liberal newspaper wholly independent of outside influences.

"No, we did not have a cynical, mean ambition to upset Muslims around the world. No, we did not have a cynical, mean ambition to upset Muslims in Denmark. No, we were not an accomplice of extreme anti-Muslim sentiment around the world.

"No, we did not seek to force a clash of civilisations."

From an article in the Guardian.

Tagged: Islam, Cartoons