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[[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. ([http://www.cfcm.tv/2007/03/22/caricatures-charlie-hebdo-relaxe/ French], [https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=fr&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cfcm.tv%2F2007%2F03%2F22%2Fcaricatures-charlie-hebdo-relaxe%2F&edit-text=&act=url English Google translation]) | [[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. ([http://www.cfcm.tv/2007/03/22/caricatures-charlie-hebdo-relaxe/ French], [https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=fr&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cfcm.tv%2F2007%2F03%2F22%2Fcaricatures-charlie-hebdo-relaxe%2F&edit-text=&act=url English Google translation]) | ||
==2011== | ==2011== | ||
| − | + | On 2011-11-02, ''CH'''s office was [[../2011 bombing|fire-bombed]] and its website hacked in response to . | |
==2012== | ==2012== | ||
In September 2012, the newspaper published a series of satirical cartoons of Muhammad, some of which featured nude caricatures of him. | In September 2012, the newspaper published a series of satirical cartoons of Muhammad, some of which featured nude caricatures of him. | ||
==2015== | ==2015== | ||
On 2015-01-07, twelve people (including ten Charlie Hebdo staff) were [[../2015 shooting|assassinated in an attack]] by two [[Islamist]] gunners. | On 2015-01-07, twelve people (including ten Charlie Hebdo staff) were [[../2015 shooting|assassinated in an attack]] by two [[Islamist]] gunners. | ||
Revision as of 15:51, 26 January 2015
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)
2011
On 2011-11-02, CH's office was fire-bombed and its website hacked in response to .
2012
In September 2012, the newspaper published a series of satirical cartoons of Muhammad, some of which featured nude caricatures of him.
2015
On 2015-01-07, twelve people (including ten Charlie Hebdo staff) were assassinated in an attack by two Islamist gunners.