Je Suis Charlie (Please See Cartoons below)

The best way to remember these 12 martyrs and ensure their lives do make a difference is to promote freedom of expression and tolerance. The terrorists theology of evil cannot and must not prevail. To ensure this, silence is not an option. It is because of this, my strong belief in freedom of expression, freedom of religion as well as my admiration of the Prophet Mohammed and Islam that I've created the below cartoon:







Note: Those who kill in the name of Islam (e.g. ISIS, al-Qaeda, Boko Haram, etc.) are apostates in the truest sense. They are NOT Muslims.

One of the reasons Islam spread so fast was because it was known for tolerance and compassion. The prophet Mohammed would be appalled by such acts of evil since he was a strong believer in mercy. He forgave the woman who tried to poison him and spared every person in Mecca even though the city's officials tried to kill him and expelled him at one time.





Note: Cartoon created from images from Shutterstock®. Image of Mohammed used from c. 16th Century BCE Ottoman miniature – Mohammed Praying at Ka’ba.



Note: Illustration of Mohammed is from his "Last Sermon."

Touching tribute to the victims of this horrendous act of terror.

Fantastic tribute.

Thank you Valfal, Don, and Kenny!

Thank you for your solidarity, Larry!

Un touchant hommage !

Thank you Danielle and Thethi!

je suis charlie

Well done.

Thank you everyone! Stay strong, keep courage and evil will ultimately be defeated and the world spared a new dark ages.

Je suis Charlie. Well said William. Regards Tess.

Thank you Tess!

Thank you Me Inge!

Thank you very much, William. It's encouraging !

Thank you Pascal!

some refer to candles bright, as indeed I do and recognise this
as symbolic, some refer to them as becoming dim . . .
I see no dimness in a light, a candle that shines bright in everyones minds,
hearts and thoughts forever ... Je suis Charlie may your light shine bright forever

Well said Bev!

Je suis Charlie, merci William !

Great tribute

Very fine tribute, William.

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je suis Charlie, vive la liberté, bisous Véronique

Je suis Charlie!

Je suis Charlie merci William !************

You've said it perfectly. Je suis Charlie.

Touching...

Thank you everyone!

Great tribute William.....Je suis Charlie.

Thank you Guy Germ and Horizon!

Je suis Charlie aussi. A fine tribute, William.

Thank you Tiabunna!

! JE SUIS CHARLIE
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Thank you everyone!

je suis Charlie ;une pensée pour toutes les victimes

je suis Charlie ;une pensée pour toute les victimes

Fine tribute William.

Maravilloso homenaje en un momento crítico para la defensa de la libertad, el pluralismo, la cultura, la paz y el progreso de la humanidad. Eduardo

Excellent creation and touching tribute, William.

Thank you again!

A good and fine tribute.

a very suggestive composition for this sensible tribute

2015, Jan 11:

Chapeau, Paris !

Great tribute.

Thank you everyone! My admiration goes to all those 3 million people who defiantly marched in support of free expression and tolerance and to honor the victims of those cowardly terrorists. Wish I could've been there. I'm ashamed though, that our President didn't join the world leaders in Paris today considering France has fought side-by-side with us in Afghanistan since the 9/11 attacks and is assisting against ISIS.

Finally, to make clear I do NOT blame Muslims for these murderous acts, and since I could only be in Paris in spirit, I added another cartoon above to sum up what these terrorists are really doing -- urinating on the Qu'ran with each and every act of evil (the hell with them if their feelings are hurt!) and that true Muslims want the good name of their religion and prophet restored!

One of the best tributes.

Thank you Esther!

Thank you, William.
Beautifu tribute.

Superb , everyone have to read !

Well done, William Sutherland.

Thank you Christiane, Ch'an, J. Gafarot, Gerard, and Dany!

Thank you Bram!

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Thank you everyone!

As a strong show of support for free speech, I just purchased the upcoming Charlie Hebdo magazine (no. 1178). Hope others do too! Guess these murderers never expected that their cowardly acts would backfire and likely breathe new life into Charlie Hebdo that was facing bankruptcy such that it is now an iconic global symbol of free expression! Glad to see the editors have made this issue a stand of defiance against those who want to suffocate free speech! Je Suis Charlie!

Merci pour cette composition en hommage aux victimes de ces journées dramatiques !

Thank you for your comment Misou 49!

Thank you Karl and Pierre64!

Great work, well done William.

Thank you Kaunos!

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Well done with these images. Congratulations on Explore Well deserved Hugs Tess.
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Well composed and hopefully thought provoking enough to wake up those fanatics who are lead to insist on their right to free speech whilst condemning the freedoms of others; though I very much doubt it.

Sadly, I have little confidence for the extremists since most believe their view is the only one that counts, a notion I completely reject. They're the blasphemers -- not cartoonists and others who exercise their God-given right of free expression.

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quite impressively done !

Thank you again everybody!

It is ironic that a religion founded on tolerance and compassion has been used as a cover for so many acts of atrocity. The response to the latest barbarism shows that these monsters will always fail. Well done, William.

Sadly one of the reasons for this is people feel empowered to commit the most horrendous acts in the name of God as if this gives them some sort of justification. Perhaps Islam is where Christianity was some 300-400 years ago when Catholics and Protestants ruthlessly murdered each other, the inquisition was carried out and countless innocents were murdered merely because they were viewed as witches or rejected the prevailing view of the day. If only they really knew God and with regard to today's repeated acts of evil, knew their prophet!

Thank you Dave.

Congratulations on Explore.

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Thanks for the visits and comments, William. They are always appreciated.

THANKS !

Sad sad sad

Thank you everybody!

And so say all of us

Thank you Roger!

Thanks for the visit and kind comments, William.

Thank you Ron and Rambonp!

Thank you Peter!

merci pour ton soutien William !**********************belle fin de semaine et meilleurs vœux pour la nouvelle année ! amitiés de France♫

Bravo!!*************

Creative work and tribute. I read your discussions in this thread and I agree to the most of all!

Thanks, William. Appreciate all the kindnesses.

Have a great day.

Thank you Valeriane, Regis, Rainer, Rambonp, and Ron!

Bel hommage. Je dirait la même chose : je ne blâme que ceux qui ont fait çà et ceux qui les ont poussé à le faire et qui ont eu intérêt à ce qu'ils le fasse. Cà concerne toutes les autres exactions faites partout dans le monde : le mur de la honte en Palestine, le village rasé au Niger, les jeunes filles enlevées dans leur école (dont on n'a pas de nouvelles) et bien d'autres. Hannibal Lecter dans le Silence des Agneaux est un ange, si je peux dire, par rapport à ces salopards qui n'ont ni foi, ni loi.

No doubt, the world is in very bad shape Isabelle.

Thank you Jennifer!

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Have a great weekend.

Thank you Rambonp and Ron!

Well said Youngerthanyesterday!