After a week of deadly international protests against an anti-Islam film, a French satirical magazine is pouring oil on the fiery debate between freedom of expression and offensive provocation.
The magazine Charlie Hebdo, which is known for outrageous humor, published cartoons featuring a figure resembling the Prophet Mohammed on Wednesday.
The issue hit the stands eight days after a video mocking the Muslim prophet triggered angry protests, including one that led to the death of the U.S. ambassador to Libya.
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Posted September 20, 2012 at 8:00 am
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2. Cennydd13 wrote:
I don’t defend this magazine’s publishing of anti-Muslim articles, by any means, but don’t they realize what damage this article is causing? Don’t they care? September 20, 3:55 pm | [comment link] |
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3. jann wrote:
If the Muslims regard the publishings as blasphemy, that’s their problem. Notice that in Islamic nations Muslims don’t give a damn whether something is blasphemy to Christians. September 21, 1:53 am | [comment link] |
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