Satire and sacrilege

Kieran Beville  |  Features
Date posted:  1 Mar 2015
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Satire and sacrilege

Protestors at the Unity Rally in Paris in January | photo: iStock

Kieran Beville asks if the right to free speech should include the right to intentionally offend?

‘The pen is mightier than the sword.’

This is something that radical Islamists might want to factor into their war. Words win every time! The first edition of Charlie Hebdo since the massacre at its Paris offices has continued its tradition of being provocative and controversial, featuring cartoons of a weeping Prophet Mohamed, a masturbating nun and the Pope dressed as a mafia boss.

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