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Vladimir Putin warns Russian artists against offending religious believers after Charlie Hebdo attack (Serina Sandhu, iNews)
'Life has stopped:' 70 Niger churches struggle to rebuild after Islamist revenge rampage for Charlie Hebdo cartoons (Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
Newspaper in India pays a price for reprinting Charlie Hebdo cartoon (Neha Thirani Bagri, The New York Times)
Copenhagen shooting suspect killed by police (Charles Duxbury and Anna Molin, The Wall Street Journal)
Conspiracies, victimhood cloud Turks' views of Hebdo killings (Mustafa Akyol, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Russia : 11 Media outlets threatened with closure for publishing Charlie Hebdo drawings (FIDH Human Rights in Russia)
Should Christians support free speech devoid of temperance and love? (Philippe Dauner, The Christian Chronicle)
42% of Turkish people believe Muslims are the 'real victims' of Charlie Hebdo attack (poll) (Lianna Brinded, International Business Times)
Why Israeli cartoonists don't draw Muhammad (Yuval Avivi, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Blowback: Charlie Hebdo and the contradictions of western policy (John Rosenthal, Geopolitical Monitor)
Iran responds to caricatures with 'I love Muhammad' campaign (Rohollah Faghihi, Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Pakistan Christian school stormed in Charlie Hebdo protest (Mark Woods, Christian Today)
What is free speech for? (Father Raymond J. de Souza, National Post)
Charlie Hebdo and the price of freedom denied: Studies find independent courts and civility best protect liberties, lessen conflict (David Briggs, The Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA))
The Charlie Hebdo murders: An attack on religious liberty, not free expression (Doug Bandow, The World Post)
France's false choice: Can liberal societies come to terms with religious illiberalism? (Shadi Hamid, The Atlantic)
Charlie Hebdo raises the question: Is hate speech protected in France? (Jill Lawless, Huff Post Religion)
Some 3,000 strong protest in Jalal-Abad against Muhammad caricatures (Interfac: Religion)
Thousands of Palestinians protest Charlie Hebdo Mohammad cartoon (Ali Sawafta and Yusri al-Jamal, Reuters)
New Charlie Hebdo issue: Finding balance between rights and morals in media - analysis (Penza News, Eurasia Review)
Charlie Hebdo Violence in Niger Has Destroyed at Least 70 Churches – Report (Irwin Lagman, Ecumenical News)
Responsa: Part two, with more on French Jews, the real meaning of 'radical,' and the politics of the supermarket (David Mikics and Mark Greif, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)
News Now >> Charlie Hebdo Attack (articles) (News Now Hot Topics)
Suis-je Charlie? (Andrew Sorokowski, Religious Information Service of Ukraine)
Churches in Niger and other former French colonies torched over Charlie Hebdo cartoons (Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
What Charlie Hebdo meant for Lebanon (Nicolas Hindi, The Daily Star)
Boycott of French products suggested (Ibrahim Naffee, Arab News)
Noam Chomsky: Obama's drone program 'the most extreme terrorist campaign of modern times' (Andrea Germanos, Common Dreams: Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community)
Could Charlie Hebdo learn from emperor Ashoka? (European Interreligious Forum for Religious Freedom (EIFRF))
Abbas: Freedom of expression does not mean attacking religious symbols (Middle East Monitor)
New Charlie Hebdo editor: Our cartoons defend freedom of religion (Ian Tuttle, National Review Online)
The attacks in Paris were acts of terrorism, not acts of censorship (Alexander Mercouris, Sputnik News)
Immigration and Islam: Europe’s crisis of faith (Christopher Caldwell, The Wall Street Journal: The Saturday Essay)
Niger rioters torch churches and attack French firms in Charlie Hebdo protest (Emma Graham-Harrison, The Guardian)
Blasphemy is an assault on our supreme good (Michael Cook, MercatorNet)
#TearsForBaga: the mystery of the missing hashtag (Ethan Zuckerman, MercatorNet)
Churches burned down over anti-Charlie Hebdo demonstration in Niger (Illia Djadi, World Watch Monitor)
We aren't Charlie: The decline of satire and culture (John Stonestreet, BreakPoint Commentaries)
How Charlie Hebdo attack represents a genuine clash between civilizations (J.J. Goldberg, The Jewish Daily Forward)
Pakistan clashes over Charlie Hebdo cartoon (BBC News Asia)
A million people in Paris teach us what religion is really all about (Rabbi Steven Carr Reuben, Ph.D., Huff Post Religion)
Al-Qaeda assertion that it planned Paris attack draws some skepticism (Karen DeYoung, The Washington Post)
Free speech or freedom to abuse? (Aijaz Zaka Syed, Arab News)
Respect Muslims’ feelings (Afifa Jabeen Quraishi, Arab News)
Three things I liked about The Washington Post's story on French Muslims torn by 'I am Charlie' slogan (Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)
Blasphemous cartoons’ reproduction ‘racist act’ (Arab News)
Disputed claims over Qaeda role in Paris attacks (Eric Schmitt, Mark Mazzetti, and Rukmini Callimachi, The New York Times)
After Paris attacks, Pope speaks out against insulting religion (Al Jazeera America)
Condemnation swift in Muslim nations over new Charlie Hebdo cover (Jacob Resneck and Mai Shams El-Din, Religion News Service)
Let's respect 'religious sensitivities' - Christian Council to Ghanaians (GhanaWeb)
Cartoonists ignored the virtue of prudence (Peter Stockland, Calgary Herald)
Pope Francis: Free expression doesn't mean right to insult others' faith (Greg Botelho and Sunshine Lichauco de Leon, CNN)
A tough question: Just how 'JeSuisCharlie' to be? (Gene Policinski, Newseum: Inside the First Amendment)
Religious freedom and diplomacy: More than a luxury (B.C., The Economist [Erasmus blog: Religion and Public Policy])
Freedom to practise one’s religion without fear or favour (Tengku Zuhri Tengku Abdul Aziz, The Rakyat Post)
In France, a growing debate over why some speech is protected and some isn’t (Anthony Faiola and Griff Witte, The Washington Post)
France arrests 54 for ‘defending terrorism’ after Charlie Hebdo attack (Al Jazeera)
France cracks down on hate speech, sends carrier to Mideast (Lori Hinnant, Associated Press, The Jackson Sun)
How China's reaction differs from the West after Charlie Hebdo attacks (CBS News)
In remembering the Charlie Hebdo attack we must not forget the responsibility that goes with free speech (Tariq Modood, The London School of Economics and Political Science)
Al Qaeda branch claims responsibility for Charlie Hebdo attack (Holly Yan, Josh Levs, and Salma Abdelaziz, CNN)
Pakistan rally celebrates Charlie Hebdo attackers (Said Kouachi, The Economic Times)
What comes after the marches for unity against terrorism? (Sheila Liaugminas, MercatorNet)
Politics loom large at Paris solidarity rally: But for hundreds of thousands of Parisians, the march was about unity (Vladislav Davidzon, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)
Egyptian cleric warns Charlie Hebdo against publishing 'racist' cartoons (Khaled Moussa and Omar Fahmy, Reuters)
Disparity in news coverage: As many as 2,000 dead in Nigeria, but France dominates front pages (Bobby Ross, Jr., Get Religion)
In Israel, Charlie Hebdo would not have even had the right to exist (Ido Amin, Haaretz [paywall])
Four Jewish victims of Paris market attack buried in Jerusalem (Michele Chabin, Religion News Service)
Je suis Bibi? ‘Mais non,’ say some French Jews (Tony Karon, Al Jazeera)
Muslims demonstrate in Paris: 'I am not Charlie. But I am against killing' (Haaretz [paywall])
The sound of French journalists turning in their graves: exploiting grief for political ends (Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Conspiracy theorists blame Paris attack on Israel (Yair Rosenberg, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)
Paris' march of folly: Inclusion of leaders like Abbas and Turkey's Davutoglu turned a symbolic moment into a farce (Liel Leibovitz, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)
After Paris attacks, 7 questions being asked about Islam (Daniel Burke, CNN Belief Blog)
World leaders join mass Paris march to honour attack victims (VIDEO, Reuters)
France ponders its response to shootings: Will xenophobia or multiculturalism win? (Elizabeth Bryant, Religion News Service)
Turkish cartoonists threatened after Charlie Hebdo attacks (Pinar Tremblay, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
The Paris massacres: Sad, sad, sad! (Nuray Mert, Hürriyet Daily News)
Paris attack wakes Europeans to importance of free speech (Dan Hannan, Washington Examiner)
Paris attacks trigger discussions on freedom of expression in a WCC forum (World Council of Churches)
Others who are not Charlie Heddo (Maggie Gallagher, National Review Online: the Corner blog)
Millions march against terrorism in France's biggest rally (Richard Carter and Fran Blandy, Yahoo! News)
Firebombing at German paper that ran Charlie Hebdo cartoons (Deborah Cole, Yahoo! News)
Not enough to condemn terrorism (Şahin Alpay, Sunday's Zaman)
Assaulting democracy: The deep repercussions of the Charlie Hebdo attack (Spiegel Online International)
Lessons of Paris — and War on Terror (J.J. Goldberg, The Jewish Daily Forward)
Religious extremism or fruit of nihilism? Vatican newspaper questions terrorism (Andrea Gagliarducci, Catholic News Agency)
Pakistani cartoonists tread fine line in land of blasphemy laws (Guillaume Lavallee, AFP, Yahoo! News)
Al-Qaeda group claims responsibility for Paris terror attack (Karl Vick, Time)
I am not Charlie Hebdo (David Brooks, The New York Times Opinion)
Charlie Hebdo suspects killed and several hostages freed in French police raids – live updates (Matthew Weaver , Josh Halliday, Alexandra Topping and Jonathan Bucks, The Guardian)
In wake of Charlie Hebdo attacks, secularist groups to seek end of Canada’s blasphemy law (Shanifa Nasser, National Post)
The problem was not religion (Daniel Philpott, Arc of the Universe: Ethics and Global Justice)
OIC strongly condemns the terrorist attack on Charlie Hebdo, France (Organization for Islamic Cooperation)
OIC Secretary General condemns terrorist attack on Charlie Hebdo Office (Iyad Ameen Madani, Organization for Islamic Cooperation)
Provocation is no defence for the jihadi murderers (Zac Alstin, MercatorNet)
Opinion: Charlie Hebdo attack challenges the roots of Western democracy (Grahame Lucas, Deutche Welle)
"I am not Charlie Hebdo"; Insult is the lowest – and now most dangerous – form of free speech (Bernard Toutounji, MercatorNet)
Je ne suis pas Charlie Hebdo (Anthony Lang, Arc of the Universe: Ethics and Global Justice (Daniel Philpott))
The Koran does not forbid images of the Prophet (Christiane Gruber, Newsweek Opinion)
Charlie Hebdo and #MuslimApologies (Jennifer S. Bryson, The Witherspoon Institute: Public Discourse)
Charlie Hebdo and the assault on French identity (Sylvie Kauffmann, The New York Times Opinion)
Sommes-nous Charlie Hebdo? (John Owen, Arc of the Universe: Ethics and Global Justice (Daniel Philpott))
France fears increased polarization after Charlie Hebdo attack (Erin Conroy, Deutsche Welle)
French imams, Vatican: 'Without freedom of expression, the world is in danger' (Andrea Gagliarducci, Catholic News Agency)
France: Raids kill 3 suspects, including 2 wanted in Charlie Hebdo attack (Ben Brumfield, Greg Botelho and Jim Sciutto, CNN)
Al Qaeda trained suspect in Paris terror attack, official says (Eric Schmitt, Michael S. Schmidt, and Andrew Higgins, The New York Times)
Abu Zayd: face terrorism with thinking, not fragility, in religious discourse (Jennifer Bryson, Arc of the Universe: Ethics and Global Justice (Daniel Philpott))
Je suis Charlie: Stand together in the face of violence (Stefan Kuzmany, Spiegel Online International)
Je suis Charlie: The massacre in Paris and the freedom to say stupid things (Liel Leibovitz, Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life)
Paris attack a turning point in divisive debate on religion (Joanna Slater, The Globe and Mail)
How to answer the Paris terror attack (Ayaan Hirsi Ali, The Wall Street Journal)
What really offended the Paris attackers? Democracy (Editorial, The Globe and Mail)
Charlie Hebdo: We cannot let the Paris murderers define Islam (Ed Husain, The Guardian)
Muslims express outrage over Paris terror attack (Katharine Lackey, USA Today)
Turkish theologians condemn attack on French magazine, terrorism in name of Islam (Sule Kulu, Today's Zaman)
Charlie Hebdo: A struggle within Islam (AsiaNews.it)
We are not all Charlie Hebdo, but we are all afraid (Adam Wagner, UK Human Rights Blog)
Indonesia churches: Paris shooters inhumane (Bagus BT Saragih, The Jakarta Post)
The provocative history of French weekly newspaper Charlie Hebdo (Megan Gibson, Time)
The Mormons, Benghazi, and Charlie Hebdo (Jonathan S. Tobin, Commentary)
Sharpening contradictions: Why al-Qaeda attacked satirists in Paris (Juan Cole, Informed Comment)
Can Charlie Hebdo’s spirit include Israel? (Noah Beck, Jewish Journal)
Why the Charlie Hebdo attack is not about images or free speech (commentary) (Hussein Rashid, Religion News Service)
Jewish cartoonist Georges Wolinski among the dead in Paris terrorist attack (Benjamin Ivry, The Jewish Daily Forward)
Reforming Islam: Where change comes from (B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])
We are Charlie: Free speech v. self-censorship (Douglas Murray, Gatestone Institute)
Islam reformer being ignored (Jonah Goldberg, USA Today)
People know the consequences: Opposing view (Why did France allow the tabloid to provoke Muslims?) (Anjem Choudary, USA Today)
Is more blasphemy the best response? (Michael Cook, MercatorNet)
Charlie Hebdo Attack: Magazine to publish next week (BBC News Entertainment & Arts)
Charlie Hebdo attack: 'One million copies' of magazine will be published as French media vow to keep it running (Heather Saul, The Independent)
ISIS praises attack on Charlie Hebdo (The Nation)
Watch how the Charlie Hebdo attacks unfolded (Keely Lockhart, and PA, words by Gordon Rayner, The Telegraph)
French police detain 9 in massive hunt for 2 suspects (Lori Hinnant and Angela Charlton, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Terror suspect was rap-loving pizza guy before turning to radical Islam (Alexandria Sage, The Jewish Daily Forward)
Thousands join rally in Paris condemning attack at Charlie Hebdo (Sam Schechner and William Horobin, The Wall Street Journal)
The Charlie Hebdo massacre (Editorial, National Review Online)
In Paris attack, clash on whether to limit press freedom (John-Thor Dahlburg, Associated Press: The Big Story)
Why Charlie Hebdo must be free to offend all — even us (Editorial, The Jewish Daily Forward)
Charlie Hebdo and the end of free speech (Rick Marschall, Real Clear Religion)
Statement of Human Rights Without Frontiers concerning the attacks on the offices of Charlie Hebdo on 7th January 2015
The crisis of free speech (Rich Lowry, Politico)
Attacked French weekly Charlie Hebdo often lambasted religion, especially radical Islam (Tom Heneghan, Reuters)
Muslims on edge after Paris terrorist attack on satirical magazine (Aida Alami, Angela Waters, and Elizabeth Bryant, Religion News Service)
The Charlie Hebdo murders: Death to satire (The Economist)
Benjamin Netanyahu calls on world to act after Paris terror attack (JTA, The Jewish Daily Forward)
France mosques targetted after mag killings (Arab News)
Charlie Hebdo attack: The hunt for the killers (Greg Botelho, Laura Smith-Spark and Jim Bittermann, CNN)
Fr Samir: There is a war within Islam and Western politicians do not defend European culture (Samir Khalil Samir, AsiaNews.it)
UN rights chief warns against backlash after Paris attacks (The Local [Switzerland])
"Charlie Hebdo" : Saïd Kouachi "formellement reconnu comme agresseur" (Le Point)
Gunmen reportedly vow to "avenge the Prophet" as they kill 12 journalists in Paris [UPDATED] (Team Aleteia, Aleteia)
At least 12 killed in shooting at office of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo (Greg Botelho, Ben Brumfield and Jim Bittermann, CNN)
Muslims around the world condemn Charlie Hebdo attack (Carol Kuruvilla & Antonia Blumberg, Huff Post Religion)
World Council of Churches joins UN in condemning Paris slayings, urges restraint (Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Paris attack reflects a 'dangerous moment' for Europe (Steven Erlanger and Katrin Bennhold, The New York Times)
Charlie Hebdo attacks: Anti-Islam parties are now on the march across Europe (Phillip Johnson, The Telegraph)
WCC condemns Paris slayings (World Council of Churches)
Pope condemns Paris shooting, says stop spread of hate (Philip Pullella, Reuters)
Terrorists attack French satirical magazine (Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Is attack linked to novel about France under Islamist president? (Helene Fouquet, Bloomberg)
Hunt for gunmen after 12 killed in Paris attack on satirical magazine (Al Jazeera America)
Charlie Hebdo attack: 12 dead in Paris, manhunt on (Greg Botelho, CNN)
French weekly has history of angering Muslims with cartoons (Lori Hinnant and Joji Sakurai, Associated Press: The Big Story)
“I live under French law. I don’t live under Quranic law.” (Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy)