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From: LindyBill2/1/2006 8:47:59 PM
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French Editor Fired for Mohammed Cartoons
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The managing editor of France Soir, who published the Danish Mohammed cartoons as a gesture of support for free speech, has been fired, and the owner of the paper has issued a groveling apology. (Hat tip: LGF readers.)

France Soir originally said it had published the images in full to show “religious dogma” had no place in a secular society.

But late on Wednesday its owner, Raymond Lakah, said he had removed managing editor Jacques Lefranc “as a powerful sign of respect for the intimate beliefs and convictions of every individual”.

Mr Lakah said: “We express our regrets to the Muslim community and all people who were shocked by the publication.”

The president of the French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM), Dalil Boubakeur, had described France Soir’s publication as an act of “real provocation towards the millions of Muslims living in France”.
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