In the aftermath of Friday's terrorist attacks on Paris, civic, religious, and political leaders have repeatedly called for unity, fearing that the extremist attack could inflame already smoldering tensions between established French families and more recent arrivals: in particular, the country's estimated 4.7 million Muslim population, who make up roughly 7.5 percent of the nation. Terrorists targeted "youth in all its diversity," from 19 countries, as President François Hollande emphasized Monday. Many have pointed out that the only thing Friday's 129 victims had in common was the wish to enjoy a weekend night with friends or family, eating in the...
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