In January 2015 , the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo that had ridiculed the Islamic prophet , Muhammad , and a neighborhood Jewish grocery store came under attack from radicalized Muslims who had been born and raised in the Paris region . World leaders rally to Paris to show their support for free speech . Analysts agree that the episode had a profound impact on France . '' The New York Times '' summarized the ongoing debate : So as France grieves , it is also faced with profound questions about its future : How large is the radicalized part of the country 's Muslim population , the largest in Europe ? How deep is the rift between France 's values of secularism , of individual , sexual and religious freedom , of freedom of the press and the freedom to shock , and a growing Muslim conservatism that rejects many of these values in the name of religion ?
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