Dutch far-right party to hold Prophet Mohammed cartoon contest

Geert Wilders’ Freedom Party gets green light for competition from nation’s counterterrorism agency

Geert Wilders speaks in German
Geert Wilders addresses a conference of European far-right parties last year in Germany
(Image credit: Thomas Lohnes / Stringer)

The Netherlands-based Party for Freedom (PVV) is to hold a competition inviting its members to draw cartoons depicting Islam’s Prophet Mohammed.

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