Satirical French Magazine Charlie Hebdo has made the decision to no longer draw cartoons that depict the Islamic prophet Muhammad in wake of January’s terror attack on its headquarters.
“We’ve done our job. We have defended the right to caricature,” top editor Laurent “Riss” Sourisseau told Stern Magazine in piece published this week. “We still believe that we have the right to criticize all religions. The mistakes you could blame Islam for can be found in other religions.”
Sourisseau elaborated to the German publication by reminding readers of Charlie Hebdo’s core mission, and that the cartoons merely represented a right to free speech.