The largest book retailer in the country has pulled all copies of the June edition of Harper's Magazine because it reprints a series of cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad, according to a media report.
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Indigo Books and Music said in a memo that it decided to take the magazine off the stands because it may be offensive to Muslims.
The June edition of Harper's features 12 cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed that were originally published in September 2005 in Denmark and were reprinted in other European papers last winter.
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Other cartoons, as well
Harper's also includes five cartoons inspired by a call in an Iranian newspaper for an international Holocaust cartoon contest.
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The cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed have outraged many in the Muslim world, setting off protests and boycotts of Danish products in several countries.
Islamic tradition followed by some prohibits any depiction of the Prophet, even a respectful one, on the grounds that it could promote idolatry.
The caricatures include a drawing of Muhammad wearing a headdress shaped like a bomb.
Printed in Canada
Most media in Canada and the United States refused to publish the cartoons. But the Western Standard, an Alberta-based political magazine, did reprint them in February.
The next day Prime Minister Stephen Harper urged Canadians to "be respectful of the beliefs of others."
The Globe and Mail said Saturday the memo about Indigo's decision to pull the June edition of Harper's was e-mailed to store managers on Friday.
"Indigo [and its subsidiaries of] Chapters and Coles will not carry this particular issue of the magazine," the memo said.