After the recent Paris attacks, the questions of free speech and blasphemy are no longer on the table for a French Muslim community that appears to have found a unified voice. French Muslims are more at ease expressing their sympathy and solidarity with a nation struck at its very heart, and now support a crackdown on hate speech and incitement to violence. There was unanimous condemnation following the Charlie Hebdo and Hyper Cacher attacks on January 7 and 8 this year. Muslim authorities in France were no exception to the rule. Yet when millions took to the streets in Paris and across France on January 11, the Unity March did not necessarily reflect an accurate portrait of French society....
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