Charlie Hebdo/Islam

The satire of Charlie Hebdo (CH) has often targeted Islam in graphical form, most often involving images of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

2006

The 2006-02-09 issue of CH featured a front page cartoon of a weeping Muhammad saying "C'est dur d'être aimé par des cons" ("it's hard being loved by jerks") under the title "Mahomet débordé par les intégristes" ("Muhammad overwhelmed by fundamentalists"). The issue also reprinted the twelve cartoons of the 2006 Muhammad cartoon riots and added some of their own.

The Grand Mosque, the Muslim World League and the Union of French Islamic Organisations sued. The director of CH, Philippe Val, was charged with having published "racial insults" (French: "injures raciales", often translated as "racism" or "racist cartoons") but was acquitted. (French, English Google translation)

Notes

• 2015-01-19 Anti-Muslim crimes soar in France in wake of Paris attacks
• 2015-01-13 Charlie Hebdo Cover Features Muhammad on Post-Attack Issue
• 2015-01-08 How Muslim Scholars View Paris Attack (In-depth) - yes, Virginia, moderate Muslims do condemn the Charlie Hebdo murders.
• 2015-01-18 Long-time presenter Jim Clancy leaves CNN after ‘anti-Israel’ Twitter rant (h/t) - some discussion of past Hebdo/Mohammed satire
• 2015-01-20 'SNL' ditz Victoria Jackson leaves right-wing bubble for campus Muslim rally, hilarity ensues
• 2015-01-18 Protesters surround conference put on by Texas Muslims: 'You are not Americans' "We're here to stand up for the American way of life from a faction of people who are trying to destroy us." – protester
• 2015-01-12 Charlie Hebdo Cover Features Muhammad Holding 'Je Suis Charlie' Sign
• 2015-01-11 The Charlie Hebdo cartoons no one is showing you
• Muslim community offended by post-bomb Charlie Hebdo cover:
  • 2015-01-15 Condemnation swift in Muslim nations over new Charlie Hebdo cover
  • Associated Press article by Ashraf Khalil:
    • 2015-01-17 Charlie Hebdo's cover rejected by Muslim world
    • no date Charlie Hebdo protests leave at least 10 dead in Niger
    • 2015-01-17 Latest Charlie Hebdo Cover Continues to Roil Muslim World
    • 2015-01-18 Charlie Hebdo cover continues to roil Muslim world
  • 2015-01-17 What Charlie Hebdo's cover says about the west