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Middle East Eye (26 October 2020)

Myriam Francois

The murder of Samuel Paty, a 47-year-old French father and teacher, by what appears to be a Muslim extremist, has sent shockwaves through France.

For his friends and family, Paty's death is an immeasurable loss. For the nation, it’s the latest trauma etched into the public consciousness, just as the trial of the Charlie Hebdo attackers gets underway - a reminder that old wounds are far from healed.

Allegedly enraged by his decision to show a cartoon of a nude Prophet Muhammad during a class on free speech, 18-year-old Abdullakh Anzorov took what initially began as a campaign by a lone parent to confront Paty, and turned it into a bloodbath.

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