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[flobadob]

I think it is safe to say that the people behind the terrorist attack in France last week may have had a slight backfire to their plans. 5,000,000 copies printed this week and likely to sell out, as opposed to a usual print of 60,000 with 30,000 selling. Whoops.

[New Judge]

As I said in response to an earlier question, flobabdob, they don't care a jot. They've murdered the infidels (and a few more besides), they've had their moment of glory and they're now reaping the rewards of their martydom by ravishing their 72 virgins (or whatever it is they believe they will be granted). I just hope each of their virgins is wearing a burkha.

[jno]

apart from having buried a large number of staff, of course, lol.

[janbee]

NJ, maybe the virgins aren't all females? Maybe they're male and also animal ! Female ones may look more like Susan Boyle and Anne Widdicombe. Oops !

[hc4361]

Janbee, I think you have been watching Jeff Dunham and Achmed the Dead Terrorist.

If anyone hasn't watched it, they should - on YouTube. Very funny

[keyplus90]

Here is a different story of freedom of speech from Charlie Hebdo. Obvoiusly their freedom of speech has limits and pick and choose.

//// In 2008, Siné's article and cartoons in the magazine Charlie Hebdo relating to Jean Sarkozy's marriage to Jessica Sebaoun-Darty, the Jewish heiress, touched off a controversy, after journalist Claude Askolovitch described them as anti-Semitic.[2] The magazine's editor, Philippe Val, ordered Siné to write a letter of apology or face termination. The cartoonist said he would rather "cut his own balls off," and was promptly fired.////

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sin%C3%A9

[flobadob]

Keyplus, do you know when all this stuff about not depicting the prophet started, has it always been the case or is it a new thing? I know from seeing a documentary about Iran how quickly new ideas can become the norm.

[jourdain2]

flobadob I heard an Islamic scholar on R4 explaining that there did not used to be this rule about not depicting the prophet, humans or animals. It came about because of the desire to avoid worshipping 'graven images', or that was what I gathered (I was in a rush to get out to an appointment at the time) and isn't an essential part of Islam.

[BlackadderV]

Until the mid 20 C it used to be traditional that Jesus was never portrayed on screen, except perhaps a rear view, but not full profile.

[keyplus90]

Flab. I am not sure if you are asking me or are trying to suggest something.

[vulcan42]

keyplus, wouldn't Mohammed, if he preached peace, be offended that these people have been slaughtered in his name?

[DTCwordfan]

Plenty of paintings of him though, Blackadder.....