Charlie Hebdo (French pronunciation;) Weekly Charlie in French) is a satirical French weekly, with animated drawings, reports, debates and jokes. Irreverent and Maverick strident in tone, the publication is strongly antireligious and left-wing, publishing articles on the extreme right, Catholicism, Islam, Judaism, politics, culture, etc.. According to its former director, Charb (Stéphane Charbonnier), editorial point of view of the magazine reflects "all the components of the left wing and even abstemious pluralism".
It appeared for the first time since 1970 to 1981 when it is folded, but it was resurrected in 1992. Charb was the most recent editor, holding the post from 2009 until his assassination in the terrorist attack against the offices of the magazine in the year 2015. His predecessors were François Cavanna (1969-1981) and Philippe Val (1992-2009).
The magazine is published every Wednesday, with special editions issued unexpectedly.
On 07 January 2015, during the weekly meeting of the editorial staff, suspected Islamic terrorists shot and killed several collaborators, as well as visitors and two police officers at the offices of the Paris newspaper.
The magazine has been victim of two terrorist attacks: bombing in 2011 and shooting massacre in 2015.
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