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Recently, twelve cartoons, some of which described Prophet Muhammad as a terrorist, are published by Danish newspaper. And there were the violent protests to the cartoons from Islam. There are many contradicting points whether they should prefer "religious belief" or "freedom of press" However, separate from religious point, the cartoonist and the newspaper had to have more understanding in Islamic culture, and their religion. What matters is not that Muslims ban drawing Prophet Muhammad, but …

…is where the problem came from. They didn't consider enough about how Muslims would feel. They thought, only in their own perspective. They had to learn more about Islamic culture so that they can understand what impact it would bring before they printed it. They didn't know well about the thing they are drawing, and just think of satirizing it. That was the main reason why this all happened. They had to be more careful.