--- title: Charlie Hebdo: What to Know About the New Cover description: The first post-attack issue of 'Charlie Hebdo' will be released Wednesday with a cover that features a depiction of the Prophet Muhammad canonical: https://time.com/3664927/charlie-hebdo-new-issue/ author: Nolan Feeney article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-01-13T13:08:55.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-13T20:01:40.000Z article:section: World og:title: What to Know About the New Issue of 'Charlie Hebdo' og:description: The cover features a depiction of Muhammad with a sign reading "Je Suis Charlie" og:url: https://time.com/3664927/charlie-hebdo-new-issue/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt65596c6797330b5f/698779923c1639d54645120f/charlie-hebdo-cover2.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Charlie Hebdo og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: What to Know About the New Issue of 'Charlie Hebdo' twitter:description: The cover features a depiction of Muhammad with a sign reading "Je Suis Charlie" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt65596c6797330b5f/698779923c1639d54645120f/charlie-hebdo-cover2.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Here's What to Expect in the Next Issue of _Charlie Hebdo_ > Sponsored content. 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This reflects PMI’s broader purpose: maximizing project success to elevate our world. ### Sources * Project Management Institute | [pmi.org](/c/pmi-2026-q3/home?i=c2f77d11-6557-4a02-b32f-82eda73264d7&cr=agentads-creative-pmi-v1) * PMI, "Earning Power: Project Management Salary Survey—Fourteenth Edition" | [pmi.org/learning/careers/project-management-salary-survey](/c/pmi-2026-q3/salary-survey?i=c2f77d11-6557-4a02-b32f-82eda73264d7&cr=agentads-creative-pmi-v1) * PMI, "Global Project Management Talent Gap" | [pmi.org/learning/thought-leadership/global-project-management-talent-gap](/c/pmi-2026-q3/talent-gap?i=c2f77d11-6557-4a02-b32f-82eda73264d7&cr=agentads-creative-pmi-v1) * PMI, "Maximizing Project Success" | [pmi.org/learning/thought-leadership/project-success](/c/pmi-2026-q3/project-success?i=c2f77d11-6557-4a02-b32f-82eda73264d7&cr=agentads-creative-pmi-v1) * PMI, “Pulse Report 2025: Boosting Business Acumen” | [pmi.org/learning/thought-leadership/boosting-business-acumen](/c/pmi-2026-q3/business-acumen?i=c2f77d11-6557-4a02-b32f-82eda73264d7&cr=agentads-creative-pmi-v1) * PMI, “Pulse of the Profession® 2026: Driving Success in Complex Projects” | [pmi.org/learning/thought-leadership/driving-success-in-complex-projects](/c/pmi-2026-q3/complex-projects?i=c2f77d11-6557-4a02-b32f-82eda73264d7&cr=agentads-creative-pmi-v1) * PMI, “Step Up: Redefining the Path to Project Success with M.O.R.E.” | [pmi.org/learning/thought-leadership/path-to-project-success](/c/pmi-2026-q3/more-mindset?i=c2f77d11-6557-4a02-b32f-82eda73264d7&cr=agentads-creative-pmi-v1) * PMI Education Foundation, PMIEF 2024 Annual Report, [pmi.org PMIEF 2024 Annual Report (PDF)](/c/pmi-2026-q3/pmief-report?i=c2f77d11-6557-4a02-b32f-82eda73264d7&cr=agentads-creative-pmi-v1) ### FAQ structured data (JSON-LD, optional) ## Video: The Brief: Rising Religious Tensions in Western Europe [Watch (HLS stream): The Brief: Rising Religious Tensions in Western Europe](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/DqxaDBme.m3u8) (2:50)  _Published 2015-01-08. Time's Ben Goldberger sits down with Foreign Editor Bryan Walsh to understand why some western European countries are experiencing Islamaphobia._  by [Nolan Feeney](https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Updated: Dec 13, 2023 8:01 PM UTCPublished: Jan 13, 2015 1:08 PM UTC  The new cover of satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo. The new cover of satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo.Reuters  by [Nolan Feeney](https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Updated: Dec 13, 2023 8:01 PM UTCPublished: Jan 13, 2015 1:08 PM UTC Details are emerging about the first issue of Paris-based satirical newsweekly _Charlie Hebdo_ since gunmen stormed its office last week, killing 12 people in an attack that ignited worldwide shows of solidarity and fanned European fears about homegrown terrorism. With its previous office now a crime scene, the remaining staff essentially relocated to _Libération_, a left-wing daily, which lent workspace to surviving staffers where they could plan it all out under increased security. _Libération_ [began to circulate](http://www.liberation.fr/societe/2015/01/12/ou-est-charlie%5F1179332) the cover image Monday evening. Drawn by veteran _Charlie Hebdo_ cartoonist Rénald Luzier, known as Luz, [the cover](https://twitter.com/libe/status/554752478630379523) depicts the Prophet Muhammad, with a falling tear drop, holding a sign that reads _Je Suis Charlie_. That phrase, “I am Charlie,” is a nod to the hashtag that became a rallying cry of solidarity for the paper in the aftermath of the attack. Above the caricature is the phrase _Tout est Pardonné_, or “All is forgiven.” ### Front Pages React to Paris Terror Attack  Aftenposten, Norway  DeMorgen, Belgium  The Independent, United Kingdom  "France is bruised" / La Croix, France  Berria, Spain  The Times of London, United Kingdom  De Tijd, Belgium  "Liberty: 0 - Barbarism: 12" / L'Equipe, France  "We are all Charlie" / Libération, France  Berliner Kurier, Germany  L'Echo, France  Berlingske, Denmark  The National, Scotland  "No" / Sud Ouest, France  The International New York Times — Europe  La Tribune, France  Politiken, Denmark  "The Black Day" / La Provence, France The issue, to be published Wednesday, is expected to be translated into 16 languages. The New York _Times_, which got [an inside look](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/13/arts/international/charlie-hebdo-staff-prepares-next-issue.html?ref=world) at the production, reports that it will feature tributes to, and old cartoons by, those who died in last week’s attack. _Charlie Hebdo_ typically publishes 60,000 copies but, with the help of _Libération_, it will print 3 million copies of this issue. “There will be a newspaper. There will be no interruption,” said editor-in-chief Gerard Briard at a press conference on Tuesday. “Freedom of the press in a democracy is an institution.” “This isn’t an issue produced by crybabies,” Gérard Biard, the newspaper’s new editor, [told France Info](http://www.franceinfo.fr/actu/faits-divers/article/le-une-de-charlie-hebdo-mercredi-mahomet-tient-une-pancarte-je-suis-charlie-630231). In 2011, the _Charlie Hebdo_ office was firebombed after it announced the Prophet Muhammad would become its next editor-in-chief. In 2012, _Charlie_ _Hebdo_ printed a cartoon that depicted the religious figure naked, just days after the deadly attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, at the time said to result from anger over an amateur video that poorly depicted the Prophet. Last month, it released a drawing of the Virgin Mary that depicted her giving birth to Jesus. And on the day of the recent attack, minutes before the first reports of the killings began to circulate, _Charlie Hebdo_ tweeted a cartoon of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the self-proclaimed leader of the militant group Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria, that jokingly wished him good health. ### Large Crowds Rally Against Terrorism in Paris After Attacks  Thousands of people gather at Place de la République in Paris, Jan. 11, 2015. Peter Dejong—AP  French President Francois Hollande is surrounded by head of states including Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel, European Council President Donald Tusk and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as they attend the solidarity march in the streets of Paris Jan. 11, 2015. Philippe Wojazer—Reuters  Demonstrators make their way along Boulevrd Voltaire in a unity rally in Paris following the recent terrorist attacks on Jan. 11, 2015 in Paris. Christopher Furlong—Getty Images  A man holds a pencil, which has become a symbol for the cartoonists and editors killed at Charlie Hebdo, as he takes part in a solidarity march in the streets of Paris, Jan. 11, 2015. Eric Gaillard—Reuters  Families and relatives walk and hold banners reading 'Charlie' during a march to honor victims of the terrorist attacks and show unity, in Paris, Jan.11, 2015. Julien WarnandJ—EPA  Demonstrators make their way along Place de la République during a mass unity rally following the recent terrorist attacks on Jan. 11, 2015 in Paris. Dan Kitwood—Getty Images  A man holds a giant pencil, which has become a symbol for the cartoonists and editors killed at Charlie Hebdo, as as he takes part in the solidarity march in the streets of Paris, Jan. 11, 2015. Stephane Mahe—Reuters  People gather at the Place de la Nation in Paris, Jan. 11, 2015. Yoan Valat—EPA  A balloon reading "Je suis Charlie" (I am Charlie) is held at Place de la Bastille during the solidarity march on Jan. 11, 2015 in Paris. Joel Saget—AFP/Getty Images  A general view shows hundreds of thousands of French citizens taking part in a solidarity march in the streets of Paris, Jan. 11, 2015. Eric Gaillard—Reuters “A good issue of _Charlie Hebdo_ is one that you open, one that frightens you when you see the cartoon, and then makes you laugh out loud,” the paper’s attorney, Richard Malka, added. “We won’t give in, otherwise it wouldn’t make any sense.” The final decision Monday about the upcoming cover was an emotional one, _Libération_ details: “Around 9:30 p.m., a small piece of paper makes the rounds, causing cries, laughs and cheers. The editor-in-chief Gérard Biard hugs Luz, who collapses. After hours marked by failed attempts, bouts of depression and writer’s block, the cover is approved. The Prophet is Charlie.” Briard, the editor in chief, thanked new subscribers to _Charlie Hebdo_, specifically mentioning Arnold Schwarzenegger. “We thank all those who have subscribed, including Arnold Schwarzenegger, who on his own represents 10 subscribers,” he joked. Wednesday’s issue will be released the same week that [funerals for the victims](http://time.com/3665408/charlie-hebdo-paris-israel-terror-victims/) are set to begin. French police continue to investigate the background of the two men identified as the _Charlie Hebdo_ killers, brothers Cherif and Said Kouachi, who were killed on Friday. And authorities are working to protect other other sensitive locations, specifically Jewish neighborhoods and schools, following Friday’s deadly attack on a kosher supermarket by Amedy Coulibaly, a man identified as a friend of the brothers. Despite the complexities that went into putting together the issue, Malka, the lawyer, [told](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/11340358/Charlie-Hebdos-Wednesday-edition-to-include-Prophet-Mohammed-cartoons.html) _The Telegraph_, “It’s an act of life, of survival.” —_With reporting by Olivier Laurent and Sam Frizell_ _Read next:_ [_French Intelligence Warns That There Might Be Worse Attacks to Come_](http://time.com/3664097/charlie-hebdo-paris-attacks/?xid=time%5Freadnext) [_Listen to the most important stories of the day._](http://time.com/newsletter/the-brief/?sl%5Fautoplay=true&xid=spl-fullbrief-article) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3664927/charlie-hebdo-new-issue/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3664927/charlie-hebdo-new-issue/"},"headline":"Here's What to Expect in the Next Issue of Charlie Hebdo","datePublished":"2015-01-13T13:08:55.000Z","dateModified":"2023-12-13T20:01:40.000Z","description":"Cover features a depiction of Muhammad with a sign reading \"Je Suis Charlie\"","url":"https://time.com/3664927/charlie-hebdo-new-issue/","keywords":["France","Charlie Hebdo"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt65596c6797330b5f/698779923c1639d54645120f/charlie-hebdo-cover2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Nolan Feeney","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt65596c6797330b5f/698779923c1639d54645120f/charlie-hebdo-cover2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Charlie Hebdo","caption":"The new cover of satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo.","creditText":"Reuters","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3664927/charlie-hebdo-new-issue/","name":"Here's What to Expect in the Next Issue of Charlie Hebdo"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"The Brief: Rising Religious Tensions in Western Europe","description":"Time's Ben Goldberger sits down with Foreign Editor Bryan Walsh to understand why some western European countries are experiencing Islamaphobia.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/DqxaDBme/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-01-08T20:45:37.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/DqxaDBme.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3664927/charlie-hebdo-new-issue/","duration":"PT2M50S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3664927/charlie-hebdo-new-issue/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```