Episode 172 - Je Suis Prof: The Murder of Samuel Paty

On 16 October 2020, 37 year old teacher Samuel Paty was beheaded on a suburban street in France by a Islamist terrorist. Samuel had become the target of an online hate campaign after he showed his students cartoons from the satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo, depicting Muhammad. 

In this episode we discuss the 2015 Charlie Hebdo massacre, the murder of Samuel Paty and the rise of terrorism in Europe.

Merch: www.redhandedshop.com 

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