Posted by devil | Tuesday, January 13, 2015 |
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A defiant Charlie Hebdo cover of a crying Prophet Muhammad above the slogan "All is Forgiven" was reproduced by media around the world on Tuesday but was seen by many Muslims as an unnecessary provocation.
The front page of the French satirical newspaper — its first since many of its staff were slain in a jihadi attack last week that killed 12 people — was widely taken up by media in Western nations and in Latin America.
It shows Muhammad on a green background under the ambiguous title "All is forgiven".
But major media in many Arab and some African and Asian countries, as well as Turkey, did not show it due to Muslim sensitivity to portraying Muhammad.
Egypt's Islamic authority denounced the Charlie Hebdo cover. Violent riots broke out there in early 2006 over Muhammad caricatures first printed by a Danish newspaper, Jyllands-Posten, and later republished by Charlie Hebdo.
"This action is an unjustified provocation against the feelings of 1.5 billion Muslims," the authority, Dar al-Ifta, said.
Many devout Muslims view any depiction of their prophet as forbidden and Charlie Hebdo's past caricatures of Muhammad as inflammatory insults.
French cartoonist Renald Luzier, aka Luz (C), is comforted by editor in chief of French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo Gerard Briard (L) and editorialist Dr Patrick Pelloux, during a news conference to present the new issue of the weekly in Paris, on January 13, 2015. (AFP photo)
Posted by devil | Thursday, January 8, 2015 |
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Charlie Hebdo, a satirical French weekly (the name roughly translates to Charlie Weekly) is non-conformist and left wing in nature. Since its inception in 1970, Charlie Hebdo has published jokes, cartoons and reports on Catholicism, Islam, Judaism, politics, culture, etc. The name Charlie Hebdo was derived partially as an inside joke on Charles De Gaulle, the French ruler who still influences French politics. The name is also based on Charlie Brown, the lead character of the famous comic strip, Peanuts.
Charlie Hebdo was not new to threats and protests as their writings 'threatened' fanatical groups and religious organisations. However, in one of the most brutal attacks in France, 12 of Charlie Hebdo members were gunned down during a weekly editorial meeting by an Islamic terrorist group. The threats on the weekly had increased in frequency since they openly declared Prophet Muhammed as their editor-in-chief. Charb (Stéphane Charbonnier), the editor of the magazine till he was gunned down in the attacks, was already on the most wanted list of Al-Qaeda organisations for his anti-Islamic writings.
While the world has questioned the freedom of speech and the right to expression post these brutal attacks, there's a wave of 'Je Suis Charlie' (I am Charlie) that's doing rounds of not only France but the world. Many of Charb's quotes have gone viral on social media with prominent cartoonists taking up the pen to voice their feelings on the attacks through comics.
Here are a few tweets and comics that perfectly define the attacks...
Posted by devil | Tuesday, January 14, 2014 |
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Women troubles are nothing new for Francois Hollande, to the bewilderment of those who can't quite see what it is that attracts beautiful, talented females to France's otherwise unloved president.
From the lecture halls of the elite Ecole National d'Administration (ENA) to the summit of the state, affairs of the heart have played a central role in Hollande's political journey.
The next step in that journey comes on Tuesday afternoon, when Hollande is due to appear before more than 500 journalists and, the world expects, explain exactly what is going on in his private life.
With his long-term girlfriend, France's first lady Valerie Trierweiler having taken to a hospital bed with stress following the revelation of Hollande's clandestine trysts with actress Julie Gayet, that will be no easy task.
But, according to those who know him well, it is the price Hollande has to pay for his personality.
He does not seem to be a serial philanderer, unlike his "hot bunny" predecessor Jacques Chirac. But it would appear that, when passion hits, it overwhelms him to the point of clouding his judgement — as it did when he thought he could get away with nightime visits to Gayet in a borrowed apartment just yards from the Elysee Palace.
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