the publishing of a series of cartoons of the preacher mohammad in a denmark newspaper sparked a string of harsh and in some aspects violent statements in the south north , forcing european rulers to try to settle the situation . this backlash started in late september 2005 , with the danish media prophet - aftonbladet published a dozen pieces depicting the martyr mohammad . the images ranged from serious to comical in nature ; a particularly controversial cartoon features mohammad with a gun wrapped in his skullcap . the jutland - based newspaper states that the image were meant to create some level of public outrage over the image of islam in europe , and had no direct goal of offending anyone .
Jyllands-Posten is published in Copenhagen.