French Magazine Firebombed After Muhammad Cover

The Paris offices of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo were firebombed after puting an image of Muhammad on the cover.

Koran By Heart

Young Muslims from around the world participate in competitions where they have to recite passages from the Koran.

Reverberations from 2005 Muhammad cartoon

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Today in a Danish court a Somali man said he was only trying to scare Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard when he broke into his home last year. Westergaard was the author of a controversial caricature of the Prophet Muhammad, a cartoon that sparked Muslim protests around the globe. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with The World’s Carol Hills about the Muhammad cartoons controversy and its ongoing reverberations. Download MP3

Global Political Cartoons: Focus on Zapiro

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Anchor Marco Werman speaks with The World’s Carol Hills about a cartoon by South African cartoonist Zapiro that has sparked controversy. The cartoon depicts the prophet Mohammed lying down on a therapist’s chair saying: “Other prophets have followers with a sense of humor!” Today Zapiro said the cartoon was not meant to be offensive. “I believe that all religions should be subjected to satire and that some religious groups should not be able to think they are above society.”Download MP3

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Dutch cartoon trial

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An Arab organization is to be put on trial in the Netherlands over its publication of a cartoon which questions the Holocaust. The Arab European League (AEL) said the decision to prosecute illustrated bias against Muslims. It said the same standards were not applied to the Dutch politician Geert Wilders (pictured), who made a film including cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. The World’s Gerry Hadden reports. Download MP3

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