Danish Prophet Muhammad cartoonist Kurt Westergaard dies, aged 86

The illustrator was behind drawings of the Prophet Muhammad that sparked anger across the Muslim world.

Danish artist Kurt Westergaard, infamous for drawing a caricature of the Prophet Muhammad which sparked outrage around the Muslim world, has died at the age of 86. Westergaard passed away in his sleep after a long period of ill health, his family told Danish newspaper Berlingske on Sunday. The illustrator was behind 12 drawings published by conservative daily newspaper Jyllands-Posten under the headline “The Face of Muhammad”, one of which sparked particular anger as it showed the Prophet wearing a turban in the shape of a bomb.