Libya's Commission of Ulema today denounced the French magazine of Charlie Hebdo cartoons blaspheming prophet Mohammed (pbuh), noting that such act also defames some 1.3 billion Muslims all over the world. In a statement, they said the pretext of freedom of speech and opinion adopted by some westerners is false as most countries to whom this newspaper belong culturally will not tolerate defaming their sanctities. The Libyan clergies called on the world community to shoulder their responsibility and take a clear position towards the blaspheming of our prophet, calling on human rights organizations to mount pressure on their governments to enact legislations and laws criminalizing the defaming of Islamic sanctuaries.
