Charlie Hebdo slammed by Syrian toddler’s aunt for ‘disgusting’ sex pest cartoon

Charlie Hebdo have released a new cartoon depicting two monumental occasions in recent history.

And while that joke has ruffled few feathers, one which imagines what the dead child refugee would have been if he had lived has led to an immediate and angry backlash online.

The cartoon of Aylan Kurdi is in response to the New Year’s Eve sex attacks against women in Germany by men described as having “Arab or North African appearance”, The Telegraph reported.

Many feel by using the image of Aylan and predicting he would have been an adult sexual abuser is a clear grab at controversy.

The second comment refers to reports of sexual assaults committed by refugees in Germany over the New Years’ period.

The young Syrian refugee tragically drowned along with his mother and his five-year-old brother after a dinghy they were travelling in capsized. Following his controversial death Aylan Kurdi became the face of Syrian refugee’s suffering around the world. Photos of the drowned toddler in September caused worldwide outrage and prompted some of the first strong pro-refugee action in Europe. At a time when Islamophobia has risen to alarming levels in Europe and sensitive conflicts have affected the lives of many Charlie Hebdo continues to satirize topics at the expense of harsh condemnations.

Later claimed by an Al-Qaida branch in the Arabian Peninsula, the attack was in revenge for satirical cartoons published by the magazine, which the terrorists claimed insulted the prophet Mohammed.

Charlie Hebdo is known for its defiance satire that has often toed the line.

People were quick to respond on Twitter and other social media as the cartoon began spreading.

“I hope people respect our family’s pain”.

Twitter users called the cartoon “tasteless” and compared it to Nazi magazine Der Sturmer which mocked Jews in the run up to the Holocaust in the 1930s.