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French Muslims Struggle To Feel Accepted By Their Country After Charlie Hebdo Attacks

French Muslims Struggle To Feel Accepted By Their Country After Charlie Hebdo Attacks
Carol Kuruvilla
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Religion Reporter, HuffPost

PARIS - JANUARY 17: Muslim women demonstrate against the French proposal to bar Muslim women from wearing headscarves in state schools on January 17, 2004 in Paris, France. French President Jacques Chirac asked parliament to ban the wearing of 'hijab' (head scarf in Arabic). Other conspicuous religious symbols such as Jewish skullcaps and large crosses also face a ban in public schools to protect the country's secular nature. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
PARIS - JANUARY 17: Muslim women demonstrate against the French proposal to bar Muslim women from wearing headscarves in state schools on January 17, 2004 in Paris, France. French President Jacques Chirac asked parliament to ban the wearing of 'hijab' (head scarf in Arabic). Other conspicuous religious symbols such as Jewish skullcaps and large crosses also face a ban in public schools to protect the country's secular nature. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

Almost two months on from the attacks on the Charlie Hebdo office and the Jewish supermarket in Paris, the "Je Suis Charlie" banners, stickers and graffiti are starting to fade from the streets and public squares.

The worst terrorists attacks on French soil for decades have left lasting scars and trauma for many people and brought to the surface difficult, simmering questions about what it means to be French and Muslim today.

France is home to Europe's largest Muslim population. There are an estimated five million Muslims in the country.

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