https://pjmedia.com/zombie/2010/05/11/fatwa-headbutt-swedish-roundabout-dog-mohammed-cartoonist-lars-vilks-attacked/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usFri, 12 Jun 2026 09:42:28 -0400<![CDATA[Lars Vilks, a Swedish artist, sketched some caricatures of Mohammed as a dog back in 2007, and for his efforts earned himself a fatwa &#8212; a death sentence issued by the good clerics of Al Qaeda in Iraq for the capital crime of depicting Islam&#8217;s prophet. Today that death sentence was nearly carried out as Vilks was assaulted (by a Muslim screaming &#8220;Allahu Ackbar!&#8221;) while giving a lecture in Uppsala, Sweden about his experiences with censorship. Luckily, Vilks survived; unluckily, he was headbutted directly in his face by the attacker; Vilks&#8217; glasses were smashed, but police were on hand to prevent the follow-up beheading which the fatwa-givers had called for.]]>Tue, 11 May 2010 19:38:01 -0400<![CDATA[Zombie]]>https://pjmedia.com/zombie/2010/05/11/fatwa-headbutt-swedish-roundabout-dog-mohammed-cartoonist-lars-vilks-attacked-n136172