Tehran: An Iranian newspaper is giving it back after newspapers in Europe published cartoons depicting the Prophet.
The daily 'Hamshahri' is holding a contest for cartoons about the Holocaust.
The newspapers says the contest is designed to test the boundaries of free speech - the reason given by many European newspapers for publishing the cartoons of the Prophet.
It is offering gold coins to the best 12 artists - the same number of cartoons that were commissioned by the Danish newspaper.
The competition has drawn sharp criticism from the US and several European countries.
According to them the Iranian regime had plummeted to new depths as it regards the deaths of six million Jews as a matter for humour.
"Hamshahri, far from any conflict-seeking attitude or illogical behaviour, has called on the artists of the world to use free speech to send cartoons on these issues to take part in the contest," The newspaper said.
(With Agency inputs)
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