Charlie Hebdo uses crying Prophet Mohammed on first cover since attack
French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo has unveiled its first cover since the attack on its offices last week which left 12 people, including 10 members of staff, dead.
The cover features an image of the Prophet Mohammed crying and holding a sign saying “Je suis Charlie” (I am Charlie), a slogan which became a global tribute to the victims, with a headline “Toute est pardonne” (All is forgiven).
The magazine, which normally prints 60,000 copies, is set for a print run of a million and will sell copies outside of France.
Last week’s attack by Islamic extremists are believed to have been triggered by previous cartoons the magazine ran portraying the Prophet, an act which Muslims consider blasphemous.
Editor Stéphane Charbonnier and prominent cartoonists Cabu and Wolinski were among those murdered in the violence.
Well done for publishing a picture of the prophet. Interesting that the ABC and news.com.au have also done so, but the BBC, and the UK papers haven’t despite the fact that it is clearly newsworthy and we live in a free society.
One fact though is becoming more and more clear – while Charlie Hebdo claims that satire should be allowed to poke fun at everyone, none of their cartoons seem remotely funny and seem specifically draw to cause offence. Which means they aren’t really satire at all.
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I believe it’s actually a print run of 3 million… Any idea where we can buy copies in Sydney?
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