The ’toons that got away
This book was inevitable. When 12 debatably offensive cartoons depicting the Islamic Prophet Muhammad were published in the Danish newspaper “Jyllands-Posten” in September 2005, the ensuing international controversy, moral crusade, civic violence and political strife demanded more than press coverage; this story begged, and will continue begging, for an explanation.
In her account and analysis of the globalized culture-storm stirred by incensed Muslims from London to Lahore, Jytte Klausen, who spoke on campus yesterday about her book, deftly navigates the complex saga. Her insight...
