Infamous for its controversial and often offensive cartoons, the satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo has published two cartoons in its latest issue, allegedly mocking the death of three-year-old Syrian toddler Aylan Kurdi whose body had washed up on a Turkish shore earlier this month. #CharlieHebdo Welcome to the migrants, so close to the goal…promotional offer: kids menu 2 for the price of 1″ pic.twitter.com/LjqTUnBVAZ — Abu Basim (@islamaideology) September 12, 2015 The first image, which can be seen on the cover of the magazine, depicts a drawing of the now iconic picture of little Aylan, with the caption ‘So close to his goal’, and a headline above that reads ‘Welcome to migrants!’. The second image, entitled ‘Proof that Europe is Christian’, shows a child upside down in the water while a man next to him – supposedly Jesus – stands on the water and says ‘Christians walk on water, Muslim kids sink’. Charlie Hebdo’s new cover “Proof that Europe is Christian – Christians walk on water – Muslim kids drown” speechless pic.twitter.com/xsbZ5fjwNz — Rim (@SimplyRim) September 13, 2015 With growing worldwide attention to and sympathy for the refugees crisis, the cartoons have been met with vast online criticism,…
