Patrick Chappatte
Patrick Chappatte
Patrick Chappatteis a Lebanese-Swiss cartoonist who draws for Le Temps, Neue Zürcher Zeitungand the International New York Times. Born to a Lebanese mother and a Swiss father he was raised in Singapore and Switzerland. He also worked as an illustrator for the New York Times and as cartoonist for Newsweek. Many of his cartoons reflect events in Swiss and international news, such as the 9/11 attacks, the rise of the Swiss People's Party, and the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. Chappatte lives between...
NationalityLebanese
ProfessionCartoonist
CountryLebanon
Some felt as if 'Charlie Hebdo' was obsessed with its 'Screw Allah' stance. It's a sort of provocation that caused a lot of debates.
The big challenge our society faces is that we live in an increasingly open world with increasingly closed communities. This is also due to the evolution of the Internet, where people only read things that won't challenge their beliefs.
Every village in Africa now has a cyber cafe.
I don't think any media has to feel obliged to show the cover of 'Charlie Hebdo.'
Today, fear of bloodshed is forcing us into recognizing new taboos: those of Muslims.
Religion and political cartoons, as you may have heard, make a difficult couple, ever since that day of 2005, when a bunch of cartoonists in Denmark drew cartoons that had repercussions all over the world - demonstrations, fatwa, they provoked violence. People died in the violence.