(Radio France) The attack on Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine on 7 January 2015 triggered a wave of violence against Muslims across France and called into question the country’s approach to freedom of expression.
The 2015 attack by the Paris-born Kouachi brothers, of Algerian descent, was said to be revenge for Charlie Hebdo‘s decision to publish caricatures lampooning the Prophet Mohammed, Islam’s most revered figure.
The attacks prompted a rise in anti-Muslim sentiments, culminating in a record 429 incidents of discrimination in 2015 alone, as reported by France’s National Consultative Commission on Human Rights.
The perception that Muslims were collectively culpable for the actions of a few continue[s] to resonate 10 years on.
