Satirical magazine Titanic successfully makes headlines with Mohammed competition
Writer Kurt Tucholsky's theory that satire should be allowed to do anything does not have many supporters after Titanic's latest campaign in Turkey. The magazine's announced competition to see who most resembles the Islamic prophet Mohammed is currently causing outrage.
Writer Kurt Tucholsky's theory that satire should be allowed to do anything does not have many supporters after Titanic's latest campaign in Turkey. The magazine's announced competition to see who most resembles the Islamic prophet Mohammed is currently causing outrage.
The competition is to take place as part of the Frankfurt Book Fair, whose guest country is Turkey. Titanic has even invited Turkish President Abdullah Gül to take part in the current issue.
Titanic magazine repeatedly pushes the boundaries of satire to such an extent that outrage and legal disputes are inevitable. Thirty issues have been banned so far.
The magazine has made headlines in various media countless times. In May, after the Friztl incest drama in Amstetten, Austria, they ran the headline: "The terrible face of incest: The Keller family. Soon on a big tour of Austria". Eight years ago, a deliberately amateurish attempt to bribe the venue for the 2006 World Cup led to an appeal in the Bild newspaper for readers to express their outrage via a telephone number of the Titanic editorial team. The satirical magazine then used the ensuing telephone insults as "traitors to the fatherland" and "polluters" for a real-life satire on CD.
The competition is to take place as part of the Frankfurt Book Fair, whose guest country is Turkey. Titanic has even invited Turkish President Abdullah Gül to take part in the current issue.
Titanic magazine repeatedly pushes the boundaries of satire to such an extent that outrage and legal disputes are inevitable. Thirty issues have been banned so far.
The magazine has made headlines in various media countless times. In May, after the Friztl incest drama in Amstetten, Austria, they ran the headline: "The terrible face of incest: The Keller family. Soon on a big tour of Austria". Eight years ago, a deliberately amateurish attempt to bribe the venue for the 2006 World Cup led to an appeal in the Bild newspaper for readers to express their outrage via a telephone number of the Titanic editorial team. The satirical magazine then used the ensuing telephone insults as "traitors to the fatherland" and "polluters" for a real-life satire on CD.
