French Satire Magazine flips the bird to islam again with more cartoons of the Paedophile Profit mohammed
Charlie
Hebdo, a French satirical magazine, is set to publish several cartoons
of the Prophet Mohammed on Wednesday, a move that is likely to inflame
the Islamic faithful and militants who have already rioted in more than
20 countries over a movie mocking the prophet. (All pictures here are previous Charlie Hebdo in-your-face cartoons that insult Islam. Will post the new ones when available)
ABC NewsIt’s
not the first time the anti-establishment, left-wing magazine has
courted controversy. In 2011 the offices of “Charlie Hebdo” were bombed
after it published an Arab Spring edition with the Prophet Muhammad as
“guest editor” on the cover.
Depictions of the prophet are strictly
prohibited and considered blasphemous by Muslims. Cartoons of Muhammad
published in Denmark in 2005 and then reproduced in newspapers across
Europe triggered riots throughout the Mideast and Africa. Churches and
embassies were torched and at least 100 people died in the outbreaks and
police crackdowns.
The magazine “Charlie Hebdo” has
confirmed that it will publish the cartoons, but has not revealed what
they will depict. French newspaper “Le Monde” reports that some of the
cartoons show the prophet in “particularly explicit poses,” without
providing any further detail.
The move comes as Muslims are still
simmering after riots in Egypt, Libya, Tunisia and nearly 20 other
countries over the move “Innocence of Muslims.” U.S. Ambassador
Christopher Stevens and three other Americans died during an attack on
the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. French government ministers have
criticized the magazine’s decision and police in Paris have stepped up
security around its offices.
France is home to Europe’s largest
Muslim population, and the senior cleric at Paris’ biggest mosque has
appealed for followers to remain calm, according to the French news
agency AFP.
The magazine has defended the move by
invoking the right to free speech. Speaking on French radio, the
magazine’s director explained that a decision not to publish would “hand
victory to a handful of extremists that are causing a commotion in the
world and in France.”
Charlie
Hebdo, a French satirical magazine, is set to publish several cartoons
of the Prophet Mohammed on Wednesday, a move that is likely to inflame
the Islamic faithful and militants who have already rioted in more than
20 countries over a movie mocking the prophet. (All pictures here are previous Charlie Hebdo in-your-face cartoons that insult Islam. Will post the new ones when available)
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