Wilders' far-right party in Netherland to hold Prophet Mohammad cartoon competition
A new provocative political decision has taken by the anti-Islamic group in European Union member Netherlands to incite Muslims across the World. Far-rightist politician Geert Wilders, who has called for the Koran to be banned, on Tuesday announced that they aimed to hold a competition of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammad.
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- Published Date: 12:00 | 12 June 2018
- Modified Date: 07:06 | 12 June 2018
The Freedom Party of Dutch anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders will hold a competition of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammad, it said on Tuesday.
The party said the plan to hold the competition in the party's secure offices in Dutch Parliament had been approved by the Dutch Counter-terrorism Agency NCTV.
Cartoons depicting Prophet Mohammad severely criticized through the worldwide demonstrations in the past. In 2005, the publication in a Danish newspaper of a dozen cartoons depicting the Prophet led to protests across the Muslim world.
Wilders' Freedom Party is the leading opposition party in parliament after coming in second place in elections last March. He has called for the Koran to be banned, and says Islam is a totalitarian faith.
American cartoonist Bosch Fawstin, winner of a similar contest in Garland, Texas, in May 2015, has been asked to judge the Dutch contest, which will be held later this year.