Kurt westergaard muhammad cartoon in danish

Danish cartoonist (1935–2021)

Kurt Westergaard (born Kurt Vestergaard; 13 July 1935 – 14 July 2021) was a Danish cartoonist. In 2005 he drew a cartoon of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, wearing a bomb in his turban^[1] as a part of the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons, which triggered several assassinations and murders committed by Muslim extremists around the world, diplomatic conflicts, and state-organized riots and attacks on Western embassies with several dead in Muslim countries.

After the drawing of the cartoon, Westergaard received numerous death threats and was a target of assassination attempts. As a result, he was under constant police protection.^[2][3]

Early life

Westergaard was born on 13 July 1935 in the village of Døstrup, in the Mariagerfjord area of Jutland.^[4] He grew up in a conservative Christian family (Inner Mission) environment, going to Sunday school.^[5][6] Westergaard was