Criticism

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an lashed out at Charlie Hebdo for its "provocative" publications about Islam on Jan. 16, saying the French satirical weekly "incited hatred and racism."
      
"This magazine [is] notorious for its provocative publications about Muslims, about Christians, about everyone," Erdo?an told a meeting of businessmen in Ankara.
     

Russia's media watchdog on Jan. 16 warned publications that printing cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad was against the country's law and ethical norms following the Charlie Hebdo attack in France.
      
"The publication in Russian media of such caricatures go against ethical and moral norms worked out over centuries," said the media and communications watchdog Roskomnadzor.

At least three people were injured Jan. 16 in clashes between anti-Charlie Hebdo protesters and police outside the French consulate in Pakistan's Karachi, officials said, including an AFP photographer who was shot in the back.
      

Beyond all the political and religious debates about Charlie Hebdo and the politics of Islam, there lies the harsh reality of family life and a woman?s role in society. As the West becomes more secular and women opt to become working mothers, Turkey is turning quite the opposite way.

News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch?s controversial tweet suggesting that all Muslims are responsible for the massacre at the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo is reminiscent of the collective punishment imposed during Nazi rule, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu has said.

Referring to Murdoch?s tweet, Davuto?lu said he did not even want to utter the media mogul?s name.

News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch?s tweet holding all Muslims responsible for the massacre at the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo is ?great injustice and ignorance,? Turkey?s interior minister has said.

Tens of thousands of people joined rallies in cities across Europe on Jan. 11, singing the Marseillaise and holding up pens in solidarity with France after terror attacks left 17 people dead.
      
Some 20,000 people marched through the Belgian capital Brussels, holding banners saying "United against hate" and "Freedom of speech".
      

The Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs (D?T?B) in Germany has called on Muslims in the country to stand guard in front of the buildings of media outlets after Friday prayers on Jan. 15, in a show of solidarity against terrorism in the aftermath of the attack at French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo that left 12 people dead.

BELGRADE - Serbian Parliament Speaker Maja Gojkovic will take part in the solidarity march in Paris on Sunday which was organised as response to the terrorist attack on the editorial of the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo.

Europe is now at a critical moment and this is the first time when its citizens find that the integration process requires sacrifices as well, presidential advisor Mihai Razvan Ungureanu considers.

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