this one event brought terrorism and
freedom of speech to the forefront of
global headlines welcome to
watchmojo.com down ten crucial facts you
should know about the 2015 shaadi at doe
shooting number 10 what happened this is
an act of exceptionalism January 7th
2015 marked the beginning of a three-day
terrorist attack which started with a
deadly shooting at the Parisian
headquarters of a French satirical
magazine and left 20 victims wounded or
dead including three suspects most of
the losses were employees of shahe Abdul
a weekly magazine known for its
rebellious tone and controversial
content in the form of writings and
cartoons the alleged attackers were Syed
and Chekov kechi who apparently carried
out a military style attack brandishing
assault weapons which they used to kill
12 individuals including the magazine’s
lead cartoonist before fleeing a
widespread manhunt ensued and the two
brothers were later located and killed
in a tense standoff with French police
number nine who was involved the four
main suspects in these attacks are the
kouachi brothers Syed and Chekov who are
the supposed gunmen who attacked the
Shanghai Abdo building amides equally
believe an acquaintance of the kouachi
brothers who allegedly shot a jogger
murdered a police officer and killed
several in a hostage taking situation at
a supermarket in Pok devezin in East
Paris before being gunned down by police
and coolie Bally’s female partner
thought to be his wife pie yet
boumedienne French police had been
familiar with the brothers for years
having been radicalized chef was jailed
in 2005 as he attempted to travel from
France to Iraq to fight for al-qaeda
against the Americans and was described
in court as a reluctant holy warrior in
prison he met Coulibaly and the two
became acquaintances number eight why
did this attack happen shadi Abdo
regularly Lampoon’s religion as one of
its main targets and in the past the
magazine has published various satirical
cartoons featuring the Prophet Muhammad
some of which depicted him in the nude
though the exact motive likely died with
the gunman
witnesses say the two shooters were
shouting god is great and we have
avenged the Prophet Muhammad during and
after the attack many sources use this
as evidence that the motive may have
been to retaliate against shalyah dose
perceived offenses against Islam number
seven what is the current situation
economic turmoil and youth unemployment
rates that hover around twenty four
percent aren’t only dragging French
president Francois Hollande’s approval
rating to an all-time low
they’re also exacerbating political
unrest that already exists within the
country for years France has experienced
significant levels of immigration
especially from Islamic countries many
of which were previous colonies of
France in fact the Muslim population of
the country is roughly 7.5%
the largest in the European Union
however anti-immigrant sentiment among
the population has led to rising
tensions between Islamic and bordering
communities especially in light of
Frances past colonial history and has
caused the non-native population to feel
alienated compounding that sentiment is
Frances far-right nationalist political
party font nacional which opposes the
European Union as well as immigration
particularly from Muslim countries and
which won the 2014 European Parliament
election in France with almost 25
percent of the vote
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number six what are the underlying
issues Islam as a religion was founded
on the teachings of God as told to the
Prophet Muhammad and revealed in the
Quran making Muhammad a significant
figure to the faith however it’s
important to note that Muslims see the
Prophet for what he is
a man and not a God adherents believe
that if depictions of Muhammad were
allowed it could result in believers
venerating a human over their true God
Allah and as the word Muslim translates
to one who submits to God that would be
an unacceptable reality however the
Quran does not overtly prohibit such
depictions making this another
contentious issue but the fact remains
some radicalized and extremist offshoots
of Islam are willing to protect their
prophet by any means necessary
meaning they view blasphemy as a crime
punishable by death and the fact that
she ugly abdul not only depicted
Muhammad but depicted him in racy
caricatures makes the magazine even more
of a target number 5
how did france react to much is barbaric
not good these were innocent people and
i find that unacceptable
following the attacks support poured in
across social media and gatherings
across france and the world occurred
with pens and pencils becoming icons of
press freedom in a symbolic move the
lights on the eiffel tower went black in
a show of both unity and anger january
11th 2015 saw upwards of 3.7 million
marched throughout france in what was
thought to be the largest demonstration
in french history in a show of
solidarity 40 world leaders and
representatives from countries across
the globe attended the unity rally
linking arms in a show of solidarity
even though many of these leaders don’t
fully support free speech in their home
countries number 4 what rights to the
media have in france the concept of
freedom of the press was defined and
established with the law on the freedom
of the press of
29 July 1881 at this point crimes of
opinion where people were prosecuted for
critiquing the government for example
were eliminated the scope of libelous
activities was severely reduced and in
general freedom of the press was assured
however interestingly an amendment to
the law made in 1972 made racially
slanderous comments hate speech and
provocation of racial hatred
criminalized offences some critics have
pointed out that it’s ironic and perhaps
a double standard that a magazine like
Shanghai abdo can be protected and in
some cases revered while a public figure
like controversial French comedian Zia
done member emmab ala can be charged
with inciting terrorism with his
supposed hate speech number three how
did the world react this country stands
United with the French people in our
opposition to all forms of terrorism
hours after the first attack took place
the hashtag just vaishali exploded on
Twitter in a worldwide expression of
unity within a few days there were more
than 3.4 million mentions of the hashtag
as it quickly went viral and became one
of the most popular hashtags in the
site’s history Twitter became a go-to
source for information as it provided
quick and timely facts on the evolving
story and tributes poured in from
cartoonists from around the world who
put their own visual spins on free
speech and the Jewish Ally sentiment in
addition another hashtag popped up just
sweet Ahmed which paid tribute to a med
mera bet a Muslim police officer who was
killed during the attack tweets bearing
this hashtag pointed out the fact that
maribeth died defending the rights of a
group of people who mocked his religion
number two how did it end after the
attack on the Charlie Hebdo headquarters
a massive manhunt ensued with hundreds
of French police officers searching for
the two gunmen and since one of the
suspects had left his ID in their
abandoned getaway car police knew who
they were looking for a major
breakthrough in the investigation came a
day after the attacks when the Kawachi
brothers were reportedly seen at a gas
station
in the commune of the yaeko today in
northern France after which time they
took refuge in a nearby forest after a
close call and shootout from which the
brothers escaped they hid in an
industrial building and took one
employee hostage eventually after an
eight or nine hour standoff the brothers
who had told authorities they wished to
die as martyrs emerged from their hiding
place opened fire on police and were
shot and killed
number one will this attack initiate
change French authorities were still on
high alert as suspects remained at large
including the driver of the shooters
getaway car Hamid Murad the Kawachi
brother’s brother-in-law turned himself
in to authorities after it was
publicized that he might be the third
accomplice however after 50 hours with
police authorities were satisfied with
his alibi and he was released in
addition I had boumedienne the
common-law wife and possible
co-conspirator of Amaze equally believed
an important witness and a potentially
dangerous criminal was believed to have
fled to Syria but while the alleged
perpetrators of the attack on Shanghai
Abdo are dead the threat to France is
very much alive in an unprecedented move
the country mobilized over 10,000
soldiers and almost 5000 additional
police officers in response not only to
that continued danger but also to
protect sites like mosques from the rash
of anti-muslim attacks across the
country while the attack on Charlie
Hebdo and free speech undeniably brought
people together some fear it might also
proved to be a boiling point that pushes
Islamophobia into the mainstream and
that the French and other European
governments could use these attacks to
crack down on civil liberties did these
facts surprise you to vote for which
news story is covered next
head over to watchmojo.com slash suggest
and be sure to hit that subscribe button
for more newsworthy top 10s published
every week
you
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freedom of speech to the forefront of
global headlines welcome to
watchmojo.com down ten crucial facts you
should know about the 2015 shaadi at doe
shooting number 10 what happened this is
an act of exceptionalism January 7th
2015 marked the beginning of a three-day
terrorist attack which started with a
deadly shooting at the Parisian
headquarters of a French satirical
magazine and left 20 victims wounded or
dead including three suspects most of
the losses were employees of shahe Abdul
a weekly magazine known for its
rebellious tone and controversial
content in the form of writings and
cartoons the alleged attackers were Syed
and Chekov kechi who apparently carried
out a military style attack brandishing
assault weapons which they used to kill
12 individuals including the magazine’s
lead cartoonist before fleeing a
widespread manhunt ensued and the two
brothers were later located and killed
in a tense standoff with French police
number nine who was involved the four
main suspects in these attacks are the
kouachi brothers Syed and Chekov who are
the supposed gunmen who attacked the
Shanghai Abdo building amides equally
believe an acquaintance of the kouachi
brothers who allegedly shot a jogger
murdered a police officer and killed
several in a hostage taking situation at
a supermarket in Pok devezin in East
Paris before being gunned down by police
and coolie Bally’s female partner
thought to be his wife pie yet
boumedienne French police had been
familiar with the brothers for years
having been radicalized chef was jailed
in 2005 as he attempted to travel from
France to Iraq to fight for al-qaeda
against the Americans and was described
in court as a reluctant holy warrior in
prison he met Coulibaly and the two
became acquaintances number eight why
did this attack happen shadi Abdo
regularly Lampoon’s religion as one of
its main targets and in the past the
magazine has published various satirical
cartoons featuring the Prophet Muhammad
some of which depicted him in the nude
though the exact motive likely died with
the gunman
witnesses say the two shooters were
shouting god is great and we have
avenged the Prophet Muhammad during and
after the attack many sources use this
as evidence that the motive may have
been to retaliate against shalyah dose
perceived offenses against Islam number
seven what is the current situation
economic turmoil and youth unemployment
rates that hover around twenty four
percent aren’t only dragging French
president Francois Hollande’s approval
rating to an all-time low
they’re also exacerbating political
unrest that already exists within the
country for years France has experienced
significant levels of immigration
especially from Islamic countries many
of which were previous colonies of
France in fact the Muslim population of
the country is roughly 7.5%
the largest in the European Union
however anti-immigrant sentiment among
the population has led to rising
tensions between Islamic and bordering
communities especially in light of
Frances past colonial history and has
caused the non-native population to feel
alienated compounding that sentiment is
Frances far-right nationalist political
party font nacional which opposes the
European Union as well as immigration
particularly from Muslim countries and
which won the 2014 European Parliament
election in France with almost 25
percent of the vote
[Music]
number six what are the underlying
issues Islam as a religion was founded
on the teachings of God as told to the
Prophet Muhammad and revealed in the
Quran making Muhammad a significant
figure to the faith however it’s
important to note that Muslims see the
Prophet for what he is
a man and not a God adherents believe
that if depictions of Muhammad were
allowed it could result in believers
venerating a human over their true God
Allah and as the word Muslim translates
to one who submits to God that would be
an unacceptable reality however the
Quran does not overtly prohibit such
depictions making this another
contentious issue but the fact remains
some radicalized and extremist offshoots
of Islam are willing to protect their
prophet by any means necessary
meaning they view blasphemy as a crime
punishable by death and the fact that
she ugly abdul not only depicted
Muhammad but depicted him in racy
caricatures makes the magazine even more
of a target number 5
how did france react to much is barbaric
not good these were innocent people and
i find that unacceptable
following the attacks support poured in
across social media and gatherings
across france and the world occurred
with pens and pencils becoming icons of
press freedom in a symbolic move the
lights on the eiffel tower went black in
a show of both unity and anger january
11th 2015 saw upwards of 3.7 million
marched throughout france in what was
thought to be the largest demonstration
in french history in a show of
solidarity 40 world leaders and
representatives from countries across
the globe attended the unity rally
linking arms in a show of solidarity
even though many of these leaders don’t
fully support free speech in their home
countries number 4 what rights to the
media have in france the concept of
freedom of the press was defined and
established with the law on the freedom
of the press of
29 July 1881 at this point crimes of
opinion where people were prosecuted for
critiquing the government for example
were eliminated the scope of libelous
activities was severely reduced and in
general freedom of the press was assured
however interestingly an amendment to
the law made in 1972 made racially
slanderous comments hate speech and
provocation of racial hatred
criminalized offences some critics have
pointed out that it’s ironic and perhaps
a double standard that a magazine like
Shanghai abdo can be protected and in
some cases revered while a public figure
like controversial French comedian Zia
done member emmab ala can be charged
with inciting terrorism with his
supposed hate speech number three how
did the world react this country stands
United with the French people in our
opposition to all forms of terrorism
hours after the first attack took place
the hashtag just vaishali exploded on
Twitter in a worldwide expression of
unity within a few days there were more
than 3.4 million mentions of the hashtag
as it quickly went viral and became one
of the most popular hashtags in the
site’s history Twitter became a go-to
source for information as it provided
quick and timely facts on the evolving
story and tributes poured in from
cartoonists from around the world who
put their own visual spins on free
speech and the Jewish Ally sentiment in
addition another hashtag popped up just
sweet Ahmed which paid tribute to a med
mera bet a Muslim police officer who was
killed during the attack tweets bearing
this hashtag pointed out the fact that
maribeth died defending the rights of a
group of people who mocked his religion
number two how did it end after the
attack on the Charlie Hebdo headquarters
a massive manhunt ensued with hundreds
of French police officers searching for
the two gunmen and since one of the
suspects had left his ID in their
abandoned getaway car police knew who
they were looking for a major
breakthrough in the investigation came a
day after the attacks when the Kawachi
brothers were reportedly seen at a gas
station
in the commune of the yaeko today in
northern France after which time they
took refuge in a nearby forest after a
close call and shootout from which the
brothers escaped they hid in an
industrial building and took one
employee hostage eventually after an
eight or nine hour standoff the brothers
who had told authorities they wished to
die as martyrs emerged from their hiding
place opened fire on police and were
shot and killed
number one will this attack initiate
change French authorities were still on
high alert as suspects remained at large
including the driver of the shooters
getaway car Hamid Murad the Kawachi
brother’s brother-in-law turned himself
in to authorities after it was
publicized that he might be the third
accomplice however after 50 hours with
police authorities were satisfied with
his alibi and he was released in
addition I had boumedienne the
common-law wife and possible
co-conspirator of Amaze equally believed
an important witness and a potentially
dangerous criminal was believed to have
fled to Syria but while the alleged
perpetrators of the attack on Shanghai
Abdo are dead the threat to France is
very much alive in an unprecedented move
the country mobilized over 10,000
soldiers and almost 5000 additional
police officers in response not only to
that continued danger but also to
protect sites like mosques from the rash
of anti-muslim attacks across the
country while the attack on Charlie
Hebdo and free speech undeniably brought
people together some fear it might also
proved to be a boiling point that pushes
Islamophobia into the mainstream and
that the French and other European
governments could use these attacks to
crack down on civil liberties did these
facts surprise you to vote for which
news story is covered next
head over to watchmojo.com slash suggest
and be sure to hit that subscribe button
for more newsworthy top 10s published
every week
you
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