Source: cbc.ca
The French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo has a controversial history in its treatment of radical Islam.
Islam, however, is not alone among its targets: others have included former Pope Benedict XVI and Orthodox Jews.
Charlie Hebdo’s history
- Started as monthly Hara-Kiri in 1960, slogan ‘dumb and nasty.’
- Became weekly Hara-Kiri Hebdo in 1969.
- Banned by French government in 1970.
- Reopened as Charlie Hebdo, taking name from Charlie Brown comic.
- Went out of business in 1981.
- Revived in 1992 in response to Gulf War.
- Firebombed in 2011 after issue ‘guest-edited’ by Muhammad.
Alsace-Moselle’s blasphemy law, however, covers only Catholicism, Protestantism and Judaism. It makes no mention of Islam.
“We know in advance that the trial will not go through, because Islam is not in the code,” editor Stéphane Charbonnier was quoted as saying at the time.
Charbonnier was among those killed Wednesday. He was also known by his cartoonist signature “Charb.”.. read more at cbc.ca
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