Introduction:
According to Alexenberg (2008), Islam has a strong culture of aniconism. This is the prohibition of depiction of the supernatural using material objects. The Islamic holy book, the Quran, does not expressly prohibit the depiction of human figures. However, it prohibits idolatry. It is important to note that because of its aniconism culture, it generally considered wrong to depict God, the prophet Muhammad and other prophets using images.
Before the Jyllands-Postencontroversy, it was unheard of in popular media of depiction of the prophet Muhammad. Jyllands-Posten is the leading newspaper by circulation in Denmark. Before the newspaper published the story, ...