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A man holds the new issue of satirical French weekly Charlie Hebdo, entitled "Tout est pardonné" ("All is forgiven"), at a kiosk in Nice on January 14, 2015.

Charlie Hebdo returns to huge demand — and plenty of offense

January 14, 2015Media

People woke up early in Paris to get a copy of the latest Charlie Hebdo, which had a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad on the cover. Many French loved the defiant gesture, and copies quickly sold out, but many French Muslims feel alienated by the caricature.

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