The French satirical journal has as soon as once more come underneath hearth for its provocative comedian strips.
French satirical journal Charlie Hebdo has sparked outrage on social media after it revealed a cartoon showing to make gentle of the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that killed hundreds in Turkey and Syria.
The drawing by artist Pierrick Juin confirmed teetering buildings amid heaps of rubble with the caption: “No have to ship tanks.”
✏️Le dessin du jour, par #Juin pic.twitter.com/kPcEqZDocO
— Charlie Hebdo (@Charlie_Hebdo_) February 6, 2023
Social media customers mentioned the cartoon mocked the tragedy that impacted hundreds of thousands of individuals throughout two nations and known as the drawing “disgusting”, “shameful”, “revolting” and akin to “hate speech”.
A girl by the identify of Sara Assaf responded by saying that she was withdrawing her help for the journal. “Je ne suis plus Charlie” (I’m now not Charlie), she wrote, in reference to the slogan “Je suis Charlie” (I’m Charlie) adopted by supporters of the outlet after the January 7, 2015 assault on their workplace.
On that day, two brothers claiming affiliation to al-Qaeda opened hearth on the Paris headquarters of the French satirical weekly, killing 12 folks in retaliation for cartoon depictions of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad.
The assault triggered a worldwide outpouring of solidarity with France in addition to a debate on what constituted free speech.
“We had been with you throughout your ache. It’s a catastrophe for humanity what we’re now going by means of!” one person mentioned, earlier than concluding: “No, it’s not humour.”
American Muslim scholar Omar Suleiman mentioned: “Mocking the demise of hundreds of Muslims is the height of how France has dehumanized us in each means.”
“Tanks are now not wanted” they are saying in celebration.
What a despicable publication. All the time has been. Mocking the demise of hundreds of Muslims is the height of how France has dehumanized us in each means.
And the loopy factor is that we will’t even say it is a new low for you. https://t.co/8jWYhlCzvk
— Dr. Omar Suleiman (@omarsuleiman504) February 7, 2023
Some customers famous how Turks had staged marches of help after the 2015 assault, rallying behind the “Je suis Charlie” marketing campaign, solely to be repaid with what many noticed as scorn.
Political analyst Öznur Küçüker Sirene addressed the journal in a tweet. “Even the Turks had been ‘Charlie Hebdo’ to share your grief and in the present day you dare mock the struggling of a complete folks. One should actually have some nerve to do that whereas there are nonetheless infants ready to be rescued beneath the rubble,” she mentioned.
Même les Turcs avaient été “Charlie Hebdo” pour partager votre douleur et aujourd’hui vous osez vous moquer de la souffrance d’un peuple en entier. Il faut vraiment avoir du culot pour faire ça alors qu’il y a encore des bébés qui attendent du secours sous les décombres.
— Öznur Küçüker Sirene (@SireneOznur) February 7, 2023
One person mentioned the cartoon showcased the “true spirit” of Charlie Hebdo, whereas one other mentioned the “solely supply of earnings for this newspaper is Islamophobia”.
No respect for human life, no disgrace, solely evil. This has at all times been the true spirit of Charlie Hebdo.
— Ouissal Harize| وصال حريز (@OuissalHarize) February 7, 2023
The caricature even drew a reply from Ibrahim Kalin, a Turkish presidential spokesperson. “Trendy barbarians!” he tweeted. “Suffocate in your hatred and grudges.”
Some Charlie Hebdo supporters tried to defend the comedian, calling it “satire” and needing “context”.