Paul Farhi

The copies of the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo seen in their Paris newsroom on February 9, 2006. In this and other issues, the magazine published cartoons that angered Muslims.

To publish or not to publish? It's a tough question for the Charlie Hebdo cartoons

January 8, 2015
Media

There's something missing from most of the media coverage about the murderous attack on the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo: the very cartoons that may have provoked the attack. And the decision to hold them back has sparked a fierce debate in the media world.

To publish or not to publish? It's a tough question for the Charlie Hebdo cartoons

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