Post by Dar al-Iftaa in Egypt. Egypt’s official Religious Edict Authority, known as Dar El Ifta, has warned Charlie Hebdo against publishing its new issue, featuring a cartoon image of the Prophet Muhammad on its cover. Charlie Hebdo, the French satirical weekly magazine has been the target of two attacks by suspected Islamist militants, […]
Pope Francis criticized “deviant forms of religion” in the wake of the Islamist terror attacks in Paris last week. In his “State of the World” address to the diplomatic corps today,, Pope Francis referred to the “tragic slayings in Paris”. Quoting from his Message for the “2015 World Day of Peace” from December 8 2014, […]
The Twittersphere exploded this weekend with the hashtag #FoxNewsFacts after self-proclaimed “terrorism expert” Steve Emerson told Fox News host Jeanine Pirro that Birmingham, England, is closed to non-Muslims. Emerson, who heads The Investigative Project on Terrorism, told Pirro that in Britain “there are actual cities like Birmingham that are totally Muslim where non-Muslims just simply […]
Bill Maher talked about Charlie Hebdo, free speech and radical Islam during Friday night’s edition of “Real Time with Bill Maher. “ Maher began his monologue by asking the audience “hey, who’s ready for a little free speech in America, what do you say?” He went on to note that if there was a theme […]
Many around the world are still in shock after Wednesday’s terrorist attack at the offices of Charlie Hebdo, a satirical weekly in Paris, France. Ten journalists and two police officers are confirmed dead. Ryan Broderick at Buzzfeed compiled 23 cartoons created by artists around the world who are mourning and paying tribute to the journalists […]