Danish Artists Turn Down Muslim Themes because of Murder Fears

Since the murder of the Islam critical Dutch film director Theo van Gogh, and the violent attack on a lecturer at the Danish Carsten Niebuhr Institute, Danish artists are fearful of criticising Islam.

Author, Kare Bluitgen, is due to publish a book on the profit [sic] Mohammed in two weeks time, but so far no one has agreed to illustrate the work through fear of reprisals from Islamic extremists. According to the author, three artists have turned down an offer to illustrate the book based on their fear of being attacked if they do so.