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FRENCH SATIRICAL WEEKLY PLANS BIG REPRINT OF ISLAM EDITION
PanARMENIAN.Net
November 4, 2011 - 20:15 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo has said it
plans a big reprint of its edition mocking Islamists, days after its
offices in Paris were fire-bombed.
Its editor, Stephane Charbonnier, told Reuters news agency it planned
to print 175,000 extra copies, after its first print run of 75,000
sold out fast.
The paper has been housed by French daily Liberation since fire
bombs gutted its own offices. French Muslim leaders have spoken out
in defence of press freedom.
Charlie Hebdo, long known for its scathing attacks on the French
establishment including religious institutions, caused controversy
when it announced its latest edition would target Islamists, after
their recent electoral gains in Tunisia.
It named the Prophet Muhammad as "guest editor" for Wednesday's edition
and put a cartoon of him on the cover. Depiction of the Prophet is
strictly prohibited in Islam.
On Tuesday night, two fire bombs were hurled at the offices. Nobody was
hurt but the paper's office equipment was destroyed, according to BBC.
PanARMENIAN.Net
November 4, 2011 - 20:15 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo has said it
plans a big reprint of its edition mocking Islamists, days after its
offices in Paris were fire-bombed.
Its editor, Stephane Charbonnier, told Reuters news agency it planned
to print 175,000 extra copies, after its first print run of 75,000
sold out fast.
The paper has been housed by French daily Liberation since fire
bombs gutted its own offices. French Muslim leaders have spoken out
in defence of press freedom.
Charlie Hebdo, long known for its scathing attacks on the French
establishment including religious institutions, caused controversy
when it announced its latest edition would target Islamists, after
their recent electoral gains in Tunisia.
It named the Prophet Muhammad as "guest editor" for Wednesday's edition
and put a cartoon of him on the cover. Depiction of the Prophet is
strictly prohibited in Islam.
On Tuesday night, two fire bombs were hurled at the offices. Nobody was
hurt but the paper's office equipment was destroyed, according to BBC.