23 August 2017

Charlie Hebdo criticised for 'dangerous' Islam cartoon following Barcelona attack

Satirical magazine was targeted by jihadi gunmen in 2015, killing the majority of its editorial staff.

Charlie Hebdo, the French magazine attacked by jihadi gunmen in 2015, has published a provocative cartoon criticising Islam in the wake of the Catalonia terror attacks that left 14 dead.

The latest edition of the satirical weekly, released on Wednesday 23 August, depicts dead bodies lying in the wake of a speeding truck, with the caption: "Islam, eternal religion of peace".

.... Editor Laurent "Riss" Sourisseau defended the cover in his editorial, arguing that French society is refusing to confront the realities of Islamist terrorism out of fear of upsetting law-abiding Muslim moderates.

He wrote: "The debates and questions about the role of religion, and in particular the role of Islam, in these attacks have completely disappeared." [International Business Times] Read more