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A BBC reporter read the next issue of Charlie Hebdo. Here’s what’s in it.

We’ve already seen the cover of the next issue of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, the first since the attack, which will feature the Prophet Mohammad holding a sign reading “Je Suis Charlie” (“I am Charlie”).

But BBC reporter Fergal Keane got a look at what’s actually inside the issue. It’s exactly what one should expect from the magazine that once printed a cartoon of a nude Muslim woman with a burqa stuffed in her butt.

The issue seems destined to please Charlie Hebdo’s fans — and to defy its critics.

Further reading: What everyone gets wrong about Charlie Hebdo and racism.

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