Secularism and religion

Millions of people from former colonies have made France their home; the state has to reach out to them in a meaningful way.

The brutal beheading of a French school teacher for showing cartoons of Prophet Muhammad triggered a wave of protests and debate all over the world. Within France itself, there was anger at the brutal killing for exercising what they believe to be the fundamental right of speech, while Muslim protestors took to the streets throughout the Islamic world denouncing France and French President Emmanuel Macron.