5 d. ago Charlie Hebdo tried to humiliate me. Instead it debased the freedom of speech it symbolises | Rokhaya Diallo

The satirical title targeted in an Islamist attack 10 years ago published a racist, sexist caricature of me that speaks volumes about its valuesThe day before Christmas Eve, just as France readied itself to slip into the holiday slowdown, something abruptly shook me out of any festive torpor. The satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, known globally and tragically for being the target of an Islamist attack in 2015 published a caricature – of me. And it was appallingly racist. A huge, toothy grin, an enormous mouth, the cartoon depicts me dancing on a stage before an audience of laughing white men, adorned with a banana belt on a largely exposed body. The headline: “The Rokhaya Diallo Show: Mocking secularism around the world.”Stunned by the violence of this grotesque cartoon, I shared it on social media with a brief analysis: “In keeping with slave-era and colonial imagery, Charlie Hebdo once again shows itself incapable of engaging with the ideas of a Black woman without reducing her to...

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6 d. ago Mum found dead with daughter was 'scared child would be taken away'

Police discovered the bodies of Martina Karos, 42, and her severely disabled daughter, Eleni Edwards at their home.

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6 d. ago 'Devoted' mum found dead with daughter, 8, 'was scared child would be taken away'

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7 d. ago Love Island costing ITV huge amount every hour as show postponed amid wildfires

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8 d. ago Six dead including child, 7, in horror mass shooting in Mississippi

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9 d. ago Charlotte Crosby's holiday nightmare continues with fiancé in hospital after own illness

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1 week ago Millions celebrate Orthodox Christmas on Jan. 7, following ancient traditions

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1 week ago Indonesian rescuers recover third body from tour boat sinking

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1 week ago I spent 4 days at 'haunted' hotel in an underrated seaside town — I vow not to return

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1 week ago All 116 people injured in Swiss resort fire identified, say police

Bodies of first foreign victims repatriated after 40 people died in blaze in Crans-Montana on New Year’s EveAll 116 people injured in the fire that tore through a bar in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana on New Year’s Eve, killing 40 mostly young partygoers, have been identified, police have said, as the bodies of the first foreign victims were repatriated.Police in Valais canton said in a statement on Monday they had revised the number of wounded down from 119 because three people admitted to accident and emergency wards on Thursday morning had been wrongly recorded as injured in the blaze. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Armed cops swoop on quiet Scots street as two men injured in attacked inside a house

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2 w. ago Indonesian rescuers find a second body as search for Spanish soccer coach and 2 children extended

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2 w. ago Hollywood icon Tommy Lee Jones's child star daughter found dead in luxury hotel aged just 34

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2 w. ago About 40 killed and 115 injured in fire at bar in Swiss ski resort of Crans

Police say blaze tore through crowded bar where people were seeing in the new yearSwitzerland resort fire – latest updatesAbout 40 people are believed to have been killed and 115 injured after a fire tore through a crowded bar during a New Year’s Eve party in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana.Swiss police confirmed several dozen partygoers were dead. The victims could not be immediately identified because of the severity of their burns, the ministry said. It confirmed arson was not responsible, with the blaze thought to be the result of an accident. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago January isn’t for reinvention – it’s for dishes we know by heart

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2 w. ago Granny shot dead in garden on Christmas day while holding child

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Firefighters arrived Sunday night at a two-story home that was mostly engulfed in fire

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