Publication

This paper examines the violence generated by the publication of twelve caricatures representing the Prophet Muhammad. It provides a summary of the events leading up to the violence and outlines the arguments presented by European newspaper editors who have published the cartoons. The author argues that in today's globalized world, the national right to free speech should include a global responsibility taking into account different cultures, histories, and religions. He concludes that although the newspapers were doubtlessly within their national rights to publish the cartoons, they failed to consider this right vis-à-vis a global audience.