Six teenagers go on trial behind closed doors on Monday, accused of involvement in the beheading of French history teacher Samuel Paty by a suspected Islamist in 2020 in an attack that struck at the heart of the country's secular values.

PARIS, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Six teenagers go on trial behind closed doors on Monday, accused of involvement in the beheading of French history teacher Samuel Paty by a suspected Islamist in 2020 in an attack that struck at the heart of the country’s secular values.

The teacher had shown his pupils cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad in a class on freedom of expression, angering a number of Muslim parents. Muslims believe that any depiction of the Prophet is blasphemous.

  • tacosplease@lemmy.worldEnglish
    31·
    1 year ago

    I’d argue those muslims are not properly following the text of their religion.

    Same for the more “tolerant” Christians, but that’s not the point of this conversation.

      • tacosplease@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        You could make that argument. It would just be a baseless emotional argument disputed by facts.

        Read the books man. It’s all right there in the text.