Kåre Bluitgen
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Kåre Bluitgen (born May 10, 1959) is a Danish writer and journalist whose works include a biography of Muhammad. In the 1970's Bluitgen was active on the Danish left, namely within the Left Socialists.
When he wrote the children's book Koranen og profeten Muhammeds liv (English: The Qur'an and the life of the Prophet Muhammad ISBN 87-638-0049-7), he apparently had difficulty finding illustrators to draw Muhammad for the book, for fear of reprisals from Islamic extremists. The Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten responded by asking 40 illustrators to make caricatures of Muhammad. 12 of the caricatures were published in the newspaper on September 30, 2005, sparking the international Muhammad cartoons controversy.
[edit] Education
Bluitgen left school, in Birkerød on Zealand, in 1977 with a Studentereksamen. In 1986 he finished teacher's college (for elementary and middle school) and in 1991 he finished the Danish School of Journalism.
[edit] Works
- Ernesto (1987)
- Bomuldens dronning (1988) ("Queen of the cotton")
- Jaguaren ved verdens ende (1989) ("The jaguar at the end of the world")
- Vi har iført os ligklæder (1989) ("We have put on grave clothing")
- Sabers udsendinge (1991) ("Saber's emissaries")
- Bødlens bud (1992) ("The commandment of the executioner")
- Lossen med guldører (1994) ("The lynx with golden ears")
- Erobrerne (1995) ("The conquerors")
- Og stjernene er af guld (1997) ("And the stars are made of gold")
- Himmelbrønden (1997) ("The heavenly well")
- En kuffert i Marokko (1999) ("A suitcase in Morocco")
- Løbende Bjørn (1999) ("Running bear")
- En støvle faldt fra himlen (2000) ("A boot fell from the sky")
- Til gavn for de sorte (2002) ("To the benefit of the blacks")
- Døgnfluen Viva (2002) ("The May fly Viva")
- Koranen og profeten Muhammeds liv (2006) ("The Qur'an and the life of the Prophet Muhammad")
