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| − | '''Charlie Hebdo''' is a [[secular left]], [[French]], [[satirical]] weekly newspaper that often features: generally vulgar [[cartoon]]s (often with stylized cartoon versions of [[homosexual]] acts on the cover), articles and [[profanity|profane]] jokes that "celebrate" [[freedom of speech]]. It also frequently engages in [[blasphemy]] - especially in relation to [[Christianity]] and [[Islam]]. It was first published from 1970 to 1981 and again since 1992. | + | [[File:Incendie Charlie Hebdo Paris XXe 07.jpg|thumb|right|Charlie Hebdo offices after the bombing.]]'''Charlie Hebdo''' is a [[secular left]], [[French]], [[satirical]] weekly newspaper that often features: generally vulgar [[cartoon]]s (often with stylized cartoon versions of [[homosexual]] acts on the cover), articles and [[profanity|profane]] jokes that "celebrate" [[freedom of speech]]. It also frequently engages in [[blasphemy]] - especially in relation to [[Christianity]] and [[Islam]]. It was first published from 1970 to 1981 and again since 1992. |
== Terrorist attacks == | == Terrorist attacks == | ||
Revision as of 02:44, April 29, 2016
Charlie Hebdo is a secular left, French, satirical weekly newspaper that often features: generally vulgar cartoons (often with stylized cartoon versions of homosexual acts on the cover), articles and profane jokes that "celebrate" freedom of speech. It also frequently engages in blasphemy - especially in relation to Christianity and Islam. It was first published from 1970 to 1981 and again since 1992.
Terrorist attacks
In November 2011, Muslim jihad terrorists fire-bombed the magazine's offices in Paris. At the same time, its website was hacked.
On the 7th of January 2015, three French-born males armed with fully-automatic AK-47s murdered, execution-style, 10 of the staff and 2 policemen and wounded other ten people. Well known socialist cartoonists Charb, Cabu, Honoré, Tignous and Wolinski were all killed.[1]