The statistic shows the results of a survey conducted in the United Kingdom in 2015 on whether or not, it was acceptable for the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo to publish cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed. Charlie Hebdo is a French satirical magazine that publishes articles, cartoons and drawings aimed at political, religious and other targets. This also includes publishing cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed. On January 7, 2015 two Islamist gunmen attacked the Paris headquarters of Charlie Hebdo, killing twelve people.
In 2015, 69 percent of respondents thought that the publishing of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed was acceptable.
United Kingdom: Was it acceptable for Charlie Hebdo to publish Mohammed cartoons?
The source poses the question as follows:"Charlie Hebdo is a satirical magazine that often published cartoons that some people might have considered offensive, aimed at many different political, religious and other targets. In the past this included publishing cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed. Do you think it was or was not acceptable for Charlie Hebdo to publish cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed?"
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YouGov. (January 8, 2015). United Kingdom: Was it acceptable for Charlie Hebdo to publish Mohammed cartoons? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/379056/acceptable-or-not-to-publish-prophet-cartoons-charlie-hebdo/
YouGov. "United Kingdom: Was it acceptable for Charlie Hebdo to publish Mohammed cartoons?." Chart. January 8, 2015. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/379056/acceptable-or-not-to-publish-prophet-cartoons-charlie-hebdo/
YouGov. (2015). United Kingdom: Was it acceptable for Charlie Hebdo to publish Mohammed cartoons?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/379056/acceptable-or-not-to-publish-prophet-cartoons-charlie-hebdo/
YouGov. "United Kingdom: Was It Acceptable for Charlie Hebdo to Publish Mohammed Cartoons?." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Jan 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/379056/acceptable-or-not-to-publish-prophet-cartoons-charlie-hebdo/
YouGov, United Kingdom: Was it acceptable for Charlie Hebdo to publish Mohammed cartoons? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/379056/acceptable-or-not-to-publish-prophet-cartoons-charlie-hebdo/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
United Kingdom: Was it acceptable for Charlie Hebdo to publish Mohammed cartoons? [Graph], YouGov, January 8, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/379056/acceptable-or-not-to-publish-prophet-cartoons-charlie-hebdo/
