Danish editor who published controversial 2005 Mohammad cartoon nominated for Nobel Prize

Flemming Rose
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Free speech has been the theme of much of the news following the Charlie Hebdo shootings in Paris last month. So perhaps it shouldn't be a surprise that Flemming Rose, the Danish editor of Jyllands-Posten who in 2005 published controversial cartoons depicting the prophet Muhammad, has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize, The Local reports.

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Teresa Mull