I agree with a lot of what you say here Divaneh jaan- But let's also keep in mind that by far the biggest victims of Islamist extremism are Muslims, including one of French police officers who was shot and killed--execution style on the street--in yesterday's attacks:

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/policeman-ahmed-merabet-mourned-after-death-in-charlie-hebdo-attack/ar-AA7VPqz?ocid=iehp

AO jaan, I agree with you that Muslims are also victims of Islam and have expressed that before. As a matter of fact I think in this case the killers are also the victims of Islam. I like to know what happened to the Imam who preached hate in the Mosque that the brothers visited regularly. He took them to his own home sometimes for further brain washing. He has more blood on his hand than the brothers. He should be dported straight away if not jailed for life. All imams have to be deported back to where they came from.

Muslims are victims and need help but don't forget that probably majority of them sympathize with the killers if not hailing them as their heroes. To help them the first step is to deport all the Imams and make it illegal for anyone to act as Imam or Mullah. Islam is the religion of hate and they won't do anything but peaching hate and ignorance. Enough is enough.

I agree that a lot of these Imams should be deported. All clergy (of all religions) in my opinion are instrucments of waste of oxygen on this planet. I think though that the main problem with Islam is that it has not gone through reformation. In my opinion that's the majority of the problem with the religion itself. Once it is understood that the Quran should not be taken literally--like it has happened in the other two major religions (for the most parts)-- most of these issues will be solved. But there's no sign of that happening anytime soon. As far as Muslim countries, there are many other socio-political issues that need to be solved before this radicalism is eradicated. 

I fully agree with what you said but I think in the case of Islam, reformation means the death of this barabaric ideology as it is based on blind sub-ordination and domination of one group of people over others through extreme violence. I don't think Isalm can be reformed as reasoning and inquisitve mind is discouraged in Isalm, nor would it be possible to reform the violence.

Excuse me everyone for jumping into your discussion. I had a question. I did a quick google search for this magazine and nearly most cartoons that came up were Islam related. 

Is it me or is Charlie Hebdo has had an obsession about this religion?

Dislaimer: As a responsible Muslim I disagree in all these murders.

amirkabear4u

Even if every single cartoon mocked Islam there would not be slightest justification for any act of violence. However, the reason that you see the Islam cartoon mainly is probably due to the fact that the focus is on them at the moment and that you are probably looking for them. Also, the problem today is Islam and its message of hate and it rightly should be ridiculed more. To help you see more cartoons you can try the following search phrases:

"Charlie Hebdo Jesus"

"Charlie Hebdo Youpin"

"Charlie Hebdo Israel"

I like to repeat the response that Nick Clegg's (Uk Liberal Democrat leader) gave to a radio listener who like you was trying to justfiy these murders in an indirect way. Clegg said "You have no right not to offended. In a free society we offend each other and no one has the right not to be offended". To that I would like to add that if Muslims don't want to be offended they can leave and go back to their own heavenly Islamic societies.

INDEED!!!!

More comedy to cure Islamism would be better than bombs and bullets. This is an illness of the mind and needs a mental cure.

Hey Amirthebear!

If you the "responsible muslim" (whatever the heck that might be!!!) get so easily offended by the depiction of mamad the paedophile in cartoons, if you have so much difficulty with the concept of free speech that you  shamelessly start  blaming the victims of this terror act while speaking out of both sides of your mouth, I suggest you leave londonistan, the land of Kuffars for karbala and najaf where your ISIS brothers are waiting for you! I mean it because at this rate very soon even the super calm Brits might lose patience and do what they had to do many many years ago with you lot when Mullahs in tehran started shipping  hordes of you to their holy land of Londonistaan to build them shite islamist societies, mosques and tekieh!

Divaneh I agree with the first part of your comment the focus is on those cartoons that is what I initially thought too. But your last comment is unjustified. I am not indirectly doing anyting. I was one of the few people on this site for a long time saying these terrorist are not representing Islam.

Hey Hamal

Hold your horses can't someone make a comment. What is the difference between you and those extremist. I did not blame anyone. ISIS maybe be your brothers but not mine. The reason our world is full of trouble is because some of those so called democratic thinking people like you can take a comment too. Don't behave like extremist. If people like you are offering freedom then might as well ISIS be allowed to exist too.

Take it easy. 

Shazde Jaan

I agree with you that Islamism needs to be confronted with more commedy and ridicule but there are also room and need for hard tactics. I believe that there are always individuals who can be influenced by Imams to committ violent crimes. I think Imams need to be all deported, or at the very least there must be new laws to imprison these Imams for any spread of hate or talk of superiority of one group over another. They must be put in the same prison cells as non-Muslims (preferably Jewish) and denied Halal food or any other requirement arising from their religion.

amikabear4u

You did actually blamed the magazine for paying too much attention to Islam. These terrorists in my view represent the true Islam. If you doubt this please read the Quran and study the life of prophet of Islam. Islam was enforced by fear and violence from the day one.

Just be careful, they can target you because of this blog.

divaneh it is just your, and a few of your friends, view about religion and what I said. I just mentioned a point and I do agree it could be for recent events.

Are you an Islamic expert too like you are an analysist? Your analysis about me is wrong maybe you should study Islam first then making your views. And for your and your friends' information just because someone agrees to Islam it dos not make him an extremist.

Dear Yolanda,

I am in fact in hiding and have refused French government's offer of protection. So I am safe for now.

Amirkabear4U

I never said you were an extremist and I never suggested that you supported any violence. You said it clearly that you were appaled by what happened. Your initial comment however meant that you find the victims partly responsible for what happened to them, for they had mocked Islam. Ask yourself if you support drawing caricatures of Mohammad?

As with Islam, I am not an expert but I have read the whole Quran. I have also studied and gained a good deal of information about the Mohammad's life. I suggest that you start by reading Quran and the "23 years" by Ali Dashti.

divaneh I know this because you said it before you read Quran. As I am concern about your state of mind I strongly suggest, for your own sake, study a few more. Try to read the ones published before IRI.

Secondly your comments DID suggest that but never mind.

I give up amirkabear, asking a true Muslim to read is like asking Pope to wear an Allah necklace. It just won't happen.

Hey Hamal

If your literacy ability is not the same as your avatar name then you should be able to read the article in this link;

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/11346641/Charlie-Hebdo-founder-says-slain-editor-dragged-team-to-their-deaths.html