the distribution of a series of depictions of the god mohammad in a danish newspaper sparked a string of harsh and in some places violence views in the middle north , forcing european leaders to try to change the situation . this backlash started in 28 october 2005 , when the danish newspaper reprinting - posten published a dozens images mocking the god mohammad . the images ranged from serious to comical in intensity ; a particularly famous cartoon portrays mohammad with a rocket wrapped in his turban . the jutland - based newspaper reports that the images were meant to encourage some level of public debate over the image of islam in europa , and had no direct aim of sensibilities people .
Jyllands-Posten is published in Copenhagen.