Hitting Paris newsstands, a magazine likely to reignite the debate over free speech and the religious sensitivities of Muslims.<br/> <br />Inside satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo are cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad.<br/> <br />Many Muslims consider any depiction of Mohammad deeply offensive, and the head of this Paris mosque is among them.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: DALIL BOUBAKEUR, HEAD OF PARIS MOSQUE, SAYING (French):<br/> <br />"We pity the authors, who thought it useful to choose, with particular cowardice - a period where relations between Islam and public order are already difficult. They are pouring oil onto the flames."<br/> <br />Last week a film made in the United States portraying Mohammad as a womanising buffoon led to violent protests around the world and the death of the U.S. ambassador to Libya.<br/> <br />Charlie Hebdo's editor says the magazine aims to poke fun at all forms of extremism.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: CHARB, CHARLIE HEBDO EDITOR, SAYING (French):<br/> <br />"One has the impression that everybody's driven by fear. That's what this small handful of fundamentalists that doesn't represent anyone wants to do: govern through fear."<br/> <br />Riot police are guarding Charlie Hebdo's offices, and security has been stepped up at France's diplomatic posts around the world.<br/> <br />This is the French Prime Minister.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (French) FRENCH PRIME MINISTER JEAN-MARC AYRAULT SAYING:<br/> <br />"We have a free press that can express itself right up to the point of caricature. But there is also a question of responsibility. And as far as public order is concerned, all precautions will be taken to maintain order."<br/> <br />Charlie Hebdo has been through this before.<br/> <br />Its Paris offices were fire bombed last November after it published a mocking caricature of Mohammad.<br/> <br />Andrew Potter, Reuters
