Charlie Hebdo cover ignites protest in Muslim world
- 9 years ago
Muslims gathered after Friday prayers, in cities from Algiers to Karachi, to protest against the latest edition of Charlie Hebdo.
They denounced the depiction of Prophet Muhammad, who is holding a sign that reads "Je suis Charlie," on the satirical magazine's cover. The demonstrations followed last week's attack on Charlie Hebdo's Paris office, which left 12 dead. Some Muslims view depictions of Muhammad as an insult to Islam.
In Algeria, police were struggling to contain more than 1,000 protesters in the streets of the capital. Chanting, "I am not Charlie; I am Muhammad," demonstrators left mosques after Friday prayers, and gathered in downtown Algiers' May 1 square, where hundreds of riot police attempted to keep them contained.
On Thursday evening, video emerged — allegedly from the town of Kafr Takharim in the Idlib province of northwestern Syria — which showed a model of the Eiffel Tower and a French flag being burned by protesters who had staged a large rally against Charlie Hebdo.
They denounced the depiction of Prophet Muhammad, who is holding a sign that reads "Je suis Charlie," on the satirical magazine's cover. The demonstrations followed last week's attack on Charlie Hebdo's Paris office, which left 12 dead. Some Muslims view depictions of Muhammad as an insult to Islam.
In Algeria, police were struggling to contain more than 1,000 protesters in the streets of the capital. Chanting, "I am not Charlie; I am Muhammad," demonstrators left mosques after Friday prayers, and gathered in downtown Algiers' May 1 square, where hundreds of riot police attempted to keep them contained.
On Thursday evening, video emerged — allegedly from the town of Kafr Takharim in the Idlib province of northwestern Syria — which showed a model of the Eiffel Tower and a French flag being burned by protesters who had staged a large rally against Charlie Hebdo.