Print this article In 2005, Jyllands-Posten, “a self-described center-right newspaper in Denmark,” commissioned Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard to draw the Islamic Prophet Muhammad “as you see him.” What Westergaard produced became a symbol of a global campaign for free speech, nearly cost Westergaard his life and set off riots, attacks, and a massacre in Paris, France, that left 12 Charlie Hebdo writers dead. It also exposed a fundamental truth about how certain cultures and religions view free speech, a legacy Westergaard would no doubt be proud to boast of. The cartoons included one depicting a man in Islamic-style dress with a bomb for a turban.