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French weekly shocks with prophet Mohammed as 'guest editor'

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MEDIAWATCH, Tues 1/11/2011: Remember when riots broke out in countries around the world after a Danish newspaper published satirical cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed? Well, French satirical weekly "Charlie Hebdo" has renamed itself "Sharia Hebdo" this week, with the prophet Mohammed as its "guest editor": a provocative move that has angered many.

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