Hundreds of cartoons and sketches have been tweeted and retweeted on Twitter since yesterday’s Paris massacre, where 12 journalists from the satirical publication Charlie Hebdo were fatally shot in what many believe to be an Islamic act of terrorism.
Many of the sketches involved pencils, which symbolise the journalists. A common theme that ran through most of the sketches was freedom of speech, which the artists believed was violated by the attackers. Charlie Hebdo is well-known for its controversial cartoons that tackle Islam, as well as other religions.
Their latest tweet featured a cartoon depicting the Islamic state leader, Abu Baghdadi.
If you would like to view some of the artworks or see what others have been tweeting about the matter, click on the hashtag, #jesuischarlie (meaning ‘I am Charlie’ in French).
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