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Charlie Hebdo Cartoonist Drew New Muhammad Cover, Wrote ‘All Is Forgiven,’ Then Cried

Renald Luzier, also known as "Luz," is the French cartoonist for the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo who escaped dying at the hands of jihadists terrorists by oversleeping the day his magazine's headquarters office was attacked. As one of the few surviving members of the magazine's senior leadership, he is responsible for the first Charlie Hebdo cover since the slaughter and explained in a press conference why Muhammad needed to appear on the magazine again.

by Frances Martel14 Jan 2015, 7:41 AM PST0

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Australian Darts Tournament Ends in Violence as ‘Drunken Idiots’ Riot

Spectators at Melbourne's Darts Invitational Challenge, an international darts competition, initiated a riot that suspended the tournament for several hours, throwing chairs and jumping on tables until they broke. Regional government officials have called the incident "very ugly," as the venue's security officers were unable to stop the violence without police assistance.

by Frances Martel13 Jan 2015, 5:00 PM PST0

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China Passes Burqa Ban in its Largest Muslim City

The Chinese regional government of Xinjiang, the nation's westernmost province, has approved a ban on burqas in its capital, Urumqi. The capital is the nation's most Muslim-populated city; the law would prevent women from wearing the garment in public.

by Frances Martel13 Jan 2015, 8:51 AM PST0

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Anti-Islamist PEGIDA Movement Expands Across Europe

The German anti-Islamist group PEGIDA (Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamization of the West) organized the largest rally in its history Monday, with official crowd size estimates at about 25,000. As the movement grows in Germany, fueled by anger at radical Islam for the deaths of 12 during last week's massacre at the offices of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, other countries are beginning to establish their own PEGIDA branches.

by Frances Martel13 Jan 2015, 7:38 AM PST0

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‘All is Forgiven': Muhammad Cries on New Charlie Hebdo Cover

Earlier today, the attorney representing French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo announced that, "obviously," Muhammad would be depicted as a cartoon on the cover of the magazine this week. In the first issue since radical Islamists killed 12 in retaliation for previous Muhammad illustrations, Muhammad appears on the cover holding a sign that reads, "I am Charlie."

by Frances Martel12 Jan 2015, 1:53 PM PST0

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Poll: Even Before Charlie Hebdo Attacks, 57% of Germans Viewed Islam as Threat

Concern among Germans regarding the destructive potential of Islam within a free society has been growing in the past several years; even before last weeks gruesome attack on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, a plurality of Germans believed that Islam was "threatening" or "very threatening" to German society, according to one poll.

by Frances Martel12 Jan 2015, 10:58 AM PST0

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