Charlie Hebdo, the Paris-based satirical newsmagazine that was targeted by two gunmen in one of the most brutal terrorist attacks in the history of the Fifth Republic, has been available on French newsstands since its founding in July 1992.It gained its greater notoriety, however, for its defiant stance toward upholding freedom of expression in the face of Muslim anger over depictions of the Prophet Mohammed.In 2006, it riled Muslims in France and elsewhere after it reprinted 12 cartoons originally published months earlier by Jylland-Posten, a Danish newspaper. The caricatures sparked rioting and widespread protests across the Muslim world.
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— Charlie Hebdo (@Charlie_Hebdo_) January 7, 2015
On savait que Charlie Hebdo avait touché le fond de la bêtise... les voilà qu'ils creusent, imbéciles,... et heureux. pic.twitter.com/2Pji3ytjEa
— Tariq Ramadan (@TariqRamadan) October 22, 2014
Trolls, faites-vous plaisir, le CM part en week-end. pic.twitter.com/sYQYL6BtNw
— Charlie Hebdo (@Charlie_Hebdo_) October 3, 2014
Que se passerait-il si Mahomet revenait? La réponse est à la une de Charlie demain! pic.twitter.com/9Z1nVt8Kcs
— Charlie Hebdo (@Charlie_Hebdo_) September 30, 2014
Y a pas que les curés qui aiment les petits enfants, les imams aussi... Enquête demain dans Charlie. #TousPareils pic.twitter.com/mw2L79AcFS
— Charlie Hebdo (@Charlie_Hebdo_) September 9, 2014
Nous avons les honneurs de la @KarimAchouiLDJM qui a porté plainte. http://t.co/4QJn6bSFwm La une qui les fâche: pic.twitter.com/2j4atH5Nbd
— Charlie Hebdo (@Charlie_Hebdo_) September 19, 2013