Source: ajc.com

We are Charlie Hebdo.

These are the powerful words spoken by the Parisian people in light of the horrendous terrorist attack on the satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo. These attacks were carried out by radical Muslims, presumably because the magazine published offensive comics about the Prophet Muhammad. In its truest sense, comedy is meant to poke fun at society in order to better it. So what I would like to ask is, “Were the satirical comments about the Prophet Muhammad supposed to better society — or was it just meaningless humor?”

Still, as an Ahmadi Muslim, I fully support free speech and condemn the attack on the magazine, even though I am also offended by what the magazine printed about the Prophet Muhammad. The acts of these terrorists are against the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad and Islam.

SULTAN HUMAYUN, MUSLIM WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA