Trinity Lecturer Will Seek Legal Advice if Irish Journalists Republish Charlie Hebdo Mohammed Cartoon

An adjunct lecturer in Trinity’s Department of Near and Middle Eastern Studies has tonight said he would seek legal advice if Irish journalists were to republish Charlie Hebdo cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed. Related Coverage Any attempt to prosecute Irish publication of Charlie Hebdo Mohammed cartoons is doomed to fail, writes Eoin O’Dell. Dr Ali Selim, an adjunct lecturer in Arabic Language in the department, is also the spokesperson for the Islamic Cultural Center in Clonskeagh. Selim made the comments while appearing on The Niall Boylan Show on 4FM, following the killing of 12 people at the offices of Charlie Hebdo, a French satirical magazine, … Continue reading Trinity Lecturer Will Seek Legal Advice if Irish Journalists Republish Charlie Hebdo Mohammed Cartoon