February 16, 2007 -

Danish Caricatures on Trial in France, Cartoons 1: Muhammad 0

Euro-Islam17 years ago03 mins

A French republication of the controversial Muhammad cartoons from Denmark has led to a fierce legal battle. But France’s politicians — in a year when some of them are running for president — are clearly on the side of satire. France’s satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo was taken to court by Islamic groups in France for…

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Carnival in Germany: Islam no longer taboo

Euro-Islam17 years ago03 mins

In light of the Muhammad cartoon scandal in 2006, carnival jokesters in Germany went easy on Islam. This year, Muslim satire will return to at least one parade–the D_sseldorf carnival parade. Last year, 43-year-old Jacques Tilly’s float was called off because of fears it would provoke violence. The float he designed was of four Muslim…

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