Charlie Hebdo cartoonist says will no longer draw Prophet (PBUH)
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PARIS: French cartoonist Luz, who drew Charlie Hebdo's cover picture of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) following the massacre of the satirical weekly's editorial team, has said he will no longer draw the Prophet (PBUH).
Armed men claiming to be avenging the Prophet (PBUH) killed 12 people when they attacked the Paris offices of the weekly magazine, known for lampooning Islam along with other religions.
Read: Editor among 12 killed in attack on Paris weekly
For Muslims, any depiction of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is blasphemous.
Also read; Charlie Hebdo publishes first cover since attack
“The terrorists did not win,” Luz told Les Inrockuptibles magazine in an interview published on its website on Wednesday.
“They will have won if the whole of France continues to be scared.”
Also read: Pope on Charlie Hebdo: There are limits to free expression
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Apr 30, 2015 10:13am
Wise (Good) Decision!!!.
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Apr 30, 2015 10:22am
Who told you draw it the first time? Why to instigate others and then learn?
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Apr 30, 2015 10:23am
sanity prevails.
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Apr 30, 2015 10:37am
@Adarsh To sell the magazine, that is how it became popular, and sold fast.
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Apr 30, 2015 10:39am
@Adarsh There should be freedom of expression as you have in India
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Apr 30, 2015 10:52am
There has to be a Line Drawn between Freedom of Expression and humiliating and hurting other's feeling that too a big part of the world community .
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Apr 30, 2015 11:18am
Freedom is above religion, weather it is of expression, speech or from an occupation. Extremists do no good for any religion. Tolerance is a core for every religion.
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Apr 30, 2015 11:19am
Just like a killer will not stop killings anymore. That doesn't justify his past sins. An apology would have been served the purpose better.
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Apr 30, 2015 11:24am
Probably after loss of 12 lives he has learned the lesson.. sorry the hard way.
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Apr 30, 2015 11:24am
something repeatedly done gets boring and looses its charm....fair enough !!
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Apr 30, 2015 11:43am
@Naxalite What past sins? He's not a Muslim like you, he doesn't think of it as a sin. He seems smart, likely believes in rationality and reason, not religion.
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Apr 30, 2015 11:52am
I request our ulema to pardon cartoonist LUZ, since he realized his mistake and owed not to repeat such blunders. Islam taught us to forgive after a person apologises
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Apr 30, 2015 11:57am
Every thing should have some limits. One cannot just go around humiliating others. Don't people suit defamation case if they get insulted or disgraced then why double standards on the name of FREEDOM OF SPEECH. Although killing is a big heinous crime and there is no justification for it.
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Apr 30, 2015 12:08pm
@Muhammad iqbal He did not apologize or said it was a mistake. he has just stopped it because he got bored of the topic. Just as someone gets bored of teasing a boy everyday in the class. He will move on to someone else now
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Apr 30, 2015 12:14pm
Easiest way to get famous these days.
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Apr 30, 2015 12:19pm
@Farrukh I agree everything should have some limit. He is bored of doing the same thing and has reached his limit now. Good luck for him for future
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Apr 30, 2015 12:21pm
If it is blasphemous for Muslims, why is it to be enforced with every one else. Is live and let live not a philosophy in Islam?
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Apr 30, 2015 12:31pm
Don't draw to hurt someone feelings specially for for muslim's .
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Apr 30, 2015 01:34pm
@sahil no! it is on each person to respect another religion. Just because your religion may give certain freedom does not mean you can make fun of someone else.
Religion is like mother. Different mothers have different rules. Some mothers ask you to get up at 6. Some mothers allow you to watch TV. Does not mean you can make fun of other mothers.
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Apr 30, 2015 02:10pm
Freedom brings responsibility. Freedom of speech requires responsible speech. You cannot scream 'fire' in a cinema and claim it is freedom of speech. No-one has the right to insult almost 2 billion people. It is Western hubris racism and arrogance that fuels their belief that they are above everyone's sentiments and feelings. Like the Pope said after the Charlie Hebdo massacre: Insult my mother expect a punch. What about if someone was insulting his mother continuously since 1995?
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Apr 30, 2015 03:09pm
@operate Then let us also come out openly and question the false and exaggerated holocaust in the western newspapers and tv.
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Apr 30, 2015 10:41pm
Luz has a chance to turn over a new leaf. Make your life worthwhile now.
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