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Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy

The “I am Charlie” slogan was on display during a vigil in Frankfurt, Germany following the deadly shooting attack in Paris this week.

Islamic extremists make it pretty clear who they want dead

Belief

Charlie Hebdo’s editor-in-chief, Stephane “Charb” Charbonnier, certainly knew he was a marked man. Al-Qaeda even put his name on a hit list.

France braces as it prepares for backlash over magazine’s publication of Mohammad cartoons

Lifestyle & Belief

Mexico’s political cartoonists fight drug war

Arts, Culture & Media

Why Political Cartoons Make People So Mad

Conflict & Justice
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Cartoon Slideshow: Is Freedom of Speech the Freedom to Provoke?

Global Satire
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French Magazine Publishes Offensive Cartoons Depicting the Muslim Prophet Muhammad

Conflict & Justice

France issued a security alert on Wednesday after the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo published offensive cartoons depicting Islam’s Prophet Muhammad.

Should Americans Limit Their Speech for the Sake of the Arab Spring?

The World in Words

The First Amendment protects free speech. But who is protecting the future of the democracy in Arab Spring nations?

French Magazine Firebombed After Muhammad Cover

Global Politics

The Paris offices of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo were firebombed after puting an image of Muhammad on the cover.

French Satirical Magazine Attacked

The office of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo  was firebomed early Wednesday, apparently in retaliation for publishing an issue “guest edited” by the Prophet Muhammad. The magazine, known for its  irreverence  and skewering of all cultural institutions, had published a special edition earlier in the day to “honor” the victory of the Islamist Ennahda party in Tunisian elections […]

Cartoons Against Bloodshed in Mexico

Global Politics

In recent months Mexicans have demanded that President Felipe Calderon change his strategy in the drug war and cartoonists have led the charge.

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