Charlie Hebdo Jesus Caricature

The cartoons were first published by the danish newspaper jyllands posten on september 30 2005 and subsequently reprinted by charlie hebdo the following year.

Charlie hebdo jesus caricature. Jyllands posten claimed that the caricatures were meant to serve as a commentary on the culture of fear and self censorship within the danish media. Any depiction of the prophet mohammad is considered a serious insult and a religious offence by muslims. Before radical islamic terrorists attacked the offices of satirical newspaper charlie hebdo in paris last wednesday which left 12 people dead including the publication s editor and four cartoonists the controversial magazine had already sustained a firebomb attack by muslims in 2011 and was sued 13 times by catholic organizations for its offensive depictions of popes jesus christ and the. Thousands protest reprinting of charlie hebdo prophet muhammad cartoons in lahore.

Charlie hebdo the french satirical magazine has raised the ire of islamic militants before by publishing cartoons of the prophet muhammed and other muslim leaders its office was firebombed in. But it was deadliest. The attack on charlie hebdo in 2015 was not the first. Irreverent and stridently non conformist in tone the publication describes itself as above all anti racist atheist sceptic secular and within the tradition of left wing radicalism publishing articles about the far right.

This magazine has built its reputation by lampooning islam and muslims through its cartoons. Charlie hebdo french pronunciation.