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| − | '''Charlie Hebdo''' is a [[left wing]] [[French]] [[Satirical]] weekly newspaper that features cartoons, articles and jokes that celebrates [[freedom of speech]]. | + | [[File:Incendie Charlie Hebdo Paris XXe 07.jpg|thumb|right|Charlie Hebdo offices after the bombing.]]'''''Charlie Hebdo''''' is a [[secular left]], [[French]], [[satirical]] weekly newspaper that often features: generally vulgar [[cartoon]]s (often with stylized cartoon versions of [[homosexual]] acts on the cover), articles and [[profanity|profane]] jokes that "celebrate" [[freedom of speech]]. It also frequently engages in [[blasphemy]] - especially in relation to [[Christianity]] and [[Islam]]. It was first published from 1970 to 1981 and again since 1992. |
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| − | == Terrorist Attacks == | + | == Terrorist attacks == |
| − | In November 2011, their offices were fire-bombed and the website hacked. | + | In November 2011, [[Muslim]] [[jihadism|jihad]] [[terrorist]]s fire-bombed the magazine's offices in [[Paris]]. At the same time, its website was [[hacker|hacked]]. |
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| | + | On the 7th of January 2015, three [[French]]-born males armed with fully-automatic [[AK-47]]s [[murder]]ed, [[execution]]-style, 10 of the staff and 2 [[police]]men and wounded other ten people. Well known [[socialist]] cartoonists Charb, Cabu, Honoré, Tignous and Wolinski were all killed.<ref>http://cnsnews.com/news/article/world-expresses-shock-attack-charlie-hebdo-newspaper</ref> |
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| − | On the 7th of January 2015, three [[extremist]] [[Islamic]] armed gunmen murdered, execution-style, 10 of the staff and 2 policeman and wounded other ten people. Celebrated staff cartoonists Charb, Cabu, Honoré, Tignous and Wolinski were all killed.<ref>http://cnsnews.com/news/article/world-expresses-shock-attack-charlie-hebdo-newspaper</ref>
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| | == External links == | | == External links == |
| − | *[http://www.charliehebdo.fr/index.html Official website] | + | * [http://charliehebdo.fr/ Official website] |
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| | == References == | | == References == |
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| − | [[Category:Satirical magazines]] | + | {{terrorism}} |
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| | + | [[Category:Liberal Magazines]] |
| | + | [[Category:Liberalism]] |
| | + | [[Category:Atheism]] |
| | + | [[Category:Satirical Magazines]] |
| | + | [[Category:France]] |
| | + | [[Category:Islamic Terrorism]] |
| | + | [[Category:Islam]] |
| | + | [[Category:Anti-Christianity]] |
| | + | [[Category:Islam Critics]] |
| | + | [[Category:Anarchism]] |
| | + | [[Category:Leftism]] |