The French government should take “appropriate” action against a magazine that’s publishing new caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad, according to the secretary general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.
Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu said the publication, which is part of a series on the life of Islam’s last prophet by French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, “should abide by the provisions –- particularly those in the European Union context –- on incitement to hatred and violence,” according to a statement dated yesterday. [Bloomberg New] Read more