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Free Speech Attack of the Day: Irreverent French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo was firebombed around 1 AM this morning in an apparent response to the publication’s decision to move forward with a special “sharia” edition “guest edited” by the prophet Muhammad.
The newspaper’s intention was to mock Tunisia’s first democratic elections, which resulted in a victory for the moderate Islamist An-Nahda party, as well as the Lybian interim government’s announcement that sharia law would rule over the liberated nation.
The offices of Charlie Hebdo — which had renamed itself “Sharia Hebdo” for the issue — were destroyed, and most of their contents were burned after a single Molotov cocktail was thrown at the building. Two people are suspected to have taken part in the attack.
Concurrently, the company’s website was hacked to display a message in English and Turkish criticising its abuse of “Islam’s almighty Prophet.” Four years ago, Charlie Hebdo was one of the few European publications willing to reprint a Danish newspaper’s controversial Muhammad cartoons.
“We cannot, today, put together a paper,” said the paper’s editor-in-chief, Charb. “But we will do everything possible to do one next week. Whatever happens, we’ll do it. There is no question of giving in.”
Paris City Hall has already offered to help find a new office space for Charlie Hebdo. “We’d never leave an organ of the free press without offices,” said Paris deputy mayor Christophe Girard. “It’s the duty of the republic.”
[guardian / telegraph / photo: afp.]
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do you mean the part where they were provocatively racist or the part with the arson](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu1hkbGH6J1qzpwi0o1_1280.jpg)
Free Speech Attack of the Day: Irreverent French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo was firebombed around 1 AM this morning in an apparent response to the publication’s decision to move forward with a special “sharia” edition “guest edited” by the prophet Muhammad.
The newspaper’s intention was to mock Tunisia’s first democratic elections, which resulted in a victory for the moderate Islamist An-Nahda party, as well as the Lybian interim government’s announcement that sharia law would rule over the liberated nation.
The offices of Charlie Hebdo — which had renamed itself “Sharia Hebdo” for the issue — were destroyed, and most of their contents were burned after a single Molotov cocktail was thrown at the building. Two people are suspected to have taken part in the attack.
Concurrently, the company’s website was hacked to display a message in English and Turkish criticising its abuse of “Islam’s almighty Prophet.” Four years ago, Charlie Hebdo was one of the few European publications willing to reprint a Danish newspaper’s controversial Muhammad cartoons.
“We cannot, today, put together a paper,” said the paper’s editor-in-chief, Charb. “But we will do everything possible to do one next week. Whatever happens, we’ll do it. There is no question of giving in.”
Paris City Hall has already offered to help find a new office space for Charlie Hebdo. “We’d never leave an organ of the free press without offices,” said Paris deputy mayor Christophe Girard. “It’s the duty of the republic.”
This is stink.
do you mean the part where they were provocatively racist or the part with the arson
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Hey readers, how do you feel about...Muhammad? Do you think due
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trash behind him though
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do you mean the part where they were provocatively racist or the part with the arson
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Perfectly logical thought, right? “You’ve offended my religion! DIE!” Unfortunately, this is not the first time religion...
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Fucking Muslim cunts. How about your progress...stop living like you did
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draw Muhammad day.
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