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

    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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      Caricatures : Muslim Organizations Hesitate to Begin Systematic Legal Suits

      The Grand Mosque of Paris, the Union of Islamic Organizations in France, and the Global Islamic League brought complaint against the weekly magazine “Charlie Hebdo”, after its publication of the Danish caricatures of the prophet Mohammed in February 2006…

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        Caricatures : les organisations musulmanes hésitent à lancer des poursuites systématiques

        Les tribunaux ne leur ont jamais donn_ gain de cause mais ces revers n’entament pas ” la confiance ” des organisations musulmanes fran_aises dans la justice de leur pays. Elles l’ont r_p_t_ _ la veille du proc_s contre Charlie Hebdo, mercredi 7 f_vrier, devant la 17e chambre du tribunal correctionnel de Paris. La Grande Mosqu_e…

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          The “Charlie Hebdo” trial begins in Paris

          The trial of satirical weekly “Charlie Hebdo” began Wednesday, February 7. The paper was sued by several Muslim organizations for having published the infamous Danish caricatures of the prophet Mohammed in February 2006. According to the plaintiffs, the paper committed “a deliberate act of aggression intended to insult Muslims”. The suit was brought against two…

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            Le procès de “Charlie Hebdo” s’est ouvert à Paris

            Le proc_s visant l’hebdomadaire satirique Charlie Hebdo, poursuivi pour avoir publi_ des caricatures de Mahomet en f_vrier 2006, s’est ouvert mercredi 7 f_vrier au tribunal de grande instance de Paris. Selon les plaignants, l’Union des organisations islamiques de France, la Grande Mosqu_e de Paris et la Ligue islamique mondiale, l’hebdomadaire, en publiant ces caricatures danoises,…

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