Charlie+Hebdo

Charlie Hebdo is a magazine written in French and was published in a weekly magazine, featuring cartoons, reports, poetry, and jokes. The name basically translates to "weekly free man". Charlie Hebdo first appeared in 1970 as a companion to the monthly Hara-Kiri magazine. The magazine is published every Wednesday, with special editions issued on an unscheduled basis. Some of Charlie Hebdo's writings were a little controversial and some of the cartoons were directed towards religious differences that people had. The magazine's writings have always been very popular in Paris, France. To the people, Charlie Hebdo was making cartoons for their entertainment and political satire. Some of the people that the magazine was directing those drawings toward got sick of what he was doing so on January 7, 2015 at about 11:30 two brothers forced their way into the offices where Charlie Hebdo wrote the magazines. The two brothers shot and killed 14 people including the editor and many of the renown artists. The reason for these attacks can be attributed to the magazines drawings of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad. Since the attack, the magazine continues to make controversial covers and stories. The have recently created stories about terrorist attacks, Christians, and Jews, all of which are depicted in a less than stellar way. Despite this, the magazine has never been more popular.