By Mabel Berezin Responding to the massacre at the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, President Barack Obama and other public figures such as John Kerry, author Salman Rushdie — even the far-right nationalist French politician Marine Le Pen — have defended the right to freedom of expression as a core democratic value. Huge demonstrations in…
In a recent interview with L’Obs, retired journalist Delfeil de Ton, who was a member of the first Charlie Hebdo team, stated: “He [Charb] was the leader. What need was there for him to lead the team into this game of one-upmanship?” He cited the repeated caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad, notably one from 2012…
Following the deadly attack at Charlie Hebdo and hostage-taking at a kosher market in Paris, the government is deploying 10,000 troops throughout France and sending 5,000 police to protect Jewish sites. Authorities continue to search for the accomplices to both attacks. Prime Minister Manuel Valls believes that the gunman who killed a policewoman and four…
Following the hostage dramas and Charlie Hebdo massacre, France’s imams have condemned any violence committed in the name of Islam during Friday prayers. The same message was announced at more than 2,300 mosques throughout France the Friday after the attack. “We denounce the odious crimes committed by the terrorists, whose criminal action endangers our willingness…
The newest issue of Charlie Hebdo was released Monday morning and sold out before dawn, with people standing outside of kiosks in case a spare copy became available. The newest copy featured a picture of the Prophet Muhammad holding a sign that reads “Je suis Charlie.” The issue sold over three million copies and the…
