Kåre Bluitgen

Kåre Bluitgen (born May 10, 1959) is a Danish writer and journalist whose works include a biography of Muhammad. In the 1970s 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.

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.

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")

External links

* [http://www.litteratursiden.dk/sw2966.asp A full description of him (in Danish)]