PARIS, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Six teenagers go on trial behind closed doors on Monday, accused of involvement in the beheading of French history teacher Samuel Paty by a suspected Islamist in 2020 in an attack that struck at the heart of the country’s secular values.

The teacher had shown his pupils cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad in a class on freedom of expression, angering a number of Muslim parents. Muslims believe that any depiction of the Prophet is blasphemous.

  • Locrin@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    Islam is so touchy. Even pointing out Mohammed was a bandit and a pedophile gets them going and that is just straight facts anyone can get from reading about his life.

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      2 years ago

      Religious extremists are the touchy ones. Plenty of Muslim folks who go on with their lives in peace.

      I do agree that islamist extremists are the worst.

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        2 years ago

        Yeah, at the most, the Muslims in my life would’ve said “hey I find that disrespectful can you please not” and go about their day.

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          2 years ago

          I’d argue those muslims are not properly following the text of their religion.

          Same for the more “tolerant” Christians, but that’s not the point of this conversation.