The '' Jyllands-Posten '' Muhammad cartoons controversy began after 12 editorial cartoons , most of which depicted the Islamic prophet Muhammad , were published in the Danish newspaper '' Jyllands-Posten '' on 30 September 2005 . This led to protests across the Muslim world , some of which escalated into violence with instances of firing on crowds of protestors , resulting in more than 100 reported deaths , and included the bombing of the Danish embassy in Pakistan , setting fire to the Danish Embassies in Syria , Lebanon and Iran , storming of European buildings , and the burning of the Danish , Dutch , Norwegian , French , and German flags in Gaza City . The posting of the cartoons online added to the controversy
bombing of the Danish embassy in Pakistan
2008 Danish embassy bombing in Islamabad
Internet censorship in Pakistan