 Shortly after the publication , a group of Islamic leaders formed a protest group . Raed Hlayhel called a meeting to discuss their strategy , which took place in Copenhagen a few days after the cartoons appeared . The Islamic Faith Community and four mosques from around the country were represented . The meeting established 19 " action points " to try to influence public opinion about the cartoons . Ahmed Akkari from an mosque in Aarhus was designated the group 's spokesman . The group planned a variety of political activities , including launching a legal complaint against the newspaper , writing letters to media outlets inside and outside Denmark , contacting politicians and diplomatic representatives , organising a protest in Copenhagen , and mobilising Danish Muslims through text messages and mosques . A one @-@ day strike and sleep @-@ in were planned , but never took place . A peaceful protest , which attracted about 3 @,@ 500 demonstrators , was held in Copenhagen on 14 October 2005 . 
