 Six of the cartoons were first reprinted by the Egyptian newspaper El Fagr on 17 October 2005 , along with an article strongly denouncing them , but this did not provoke any condemnations or other reactions from religious or government authorities . Between October 2005 and early January 2006 , examples of the cartoons were reprinted in major European newspapers from the Netherlands , Germany , Scandinavia , Romania , and Switzerland . After the beginning of major international protests , they were re @-@ published around the globe , but primarily in continental Europe . The cartoons were not reprinted in any major newspapers in Canada , the United Kingdom , or many in the United States where articles covered the story without including them . 
