Discussion point: Iranian newspaper opens cartoon competition on the Holocaust
Iran's largest newspaper, Hamshahri, responded to the depiction of the Prophet Muhammad in European newspapers by holding a cartoon contest promoting the extermination of Jews during World War II.
While the deadly protests in the cartoon controversy continue, Iran's largest newspaper Hamshahri has responded to the depiction of the Prophet Mohammed in European newspapers with a cartoon competition on the extermination of the Jews during the Second World War. As the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reports, the aim is to explore the freedom of the press, which is often cited by the West. The call is aimed at artists worldwide, and the cartoonists of the twelve best cartoons are to be rewarded with gold coins by the conservative daily newspaper Hamshahri. The Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten published just as many cartoons of Mohammed.
