New publication of cartoons of the prophet Mohammed is a provocation - Iran's Foreign MinistryIran strongly criticized as provocative the latest edition of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo for putting a new cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad on the front cover.Iran's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afham described it as another provocation."We condemn the provocative step of the French weekly, as it hurts their feelings of Muslims - TASS cites her words. - It's abuse of freedom of speech, which is common in the West these days."Recall, on the cover of today's issue the Prophet Muhammad is depicted with a sign Je suis Charlie ("I am Charlie"). Above the head of the Prophet is another inscription: Tout est pardonne ("Everything is forgiven").
Iran has strongly criticized as a provocative the latest issue of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo for putting a new cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad on the front cover.
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afham described it as another provocation. "We condemn the provocative step of the French weekly, as it hurts the feelings of Muslims," TASS cites her words. It's an abuse of freedom of speech, which is common in the West these days."
On the cover of today's issue the Prophet Muhammad is depicted with a sign reading "Je suis Charlie" ("I am Charlie"). Above the head of the Prophet is another inscription: "Tout est pardonné" ("Everything is forgiven").
