after the horror:a French tribute to a slain teacher

Five days after the beheading of Samuel Paty, a middle-school history teacher in a school north-west of Paris, Emmanuel Macron, France’s president, will today lead a homage to the victim of what he called “Islamist terrorism”. At the Sorbonne university, a symbol of learning, the president will pay tribute to Mr Paty and all teachers. He will also reaffirm France’s commitment to freedom of expression, which he deems under threat. Mr Paty was murdered following threats he received for showing pupils caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad during a class on freedom of expression. The murder has strengthened the French government’s resolve against signs of “Islamism”, despite worries that this will stigmatise Muslims. The crackdown has already begun. Gérald Darmanin, the interior minister, says he will close a mosque on the edge of Paris, expel 231 citizens with dual nationality and shut down aid groups considered to be fronts for radical Islamism.

tribute: 致敬

slain:被杀,(在战斗或搏斗中)杀,杀害

behead:将(某人)斩首

homage:敬辞,表示敬意的举动

islamist:伊斯兰主义者,伊斯兰教主义者

reaffirm:重申,再次确定

deem:认为,视为,相信

caricature:漫画,人物漫画

prophet:先知

resolve:决心,决定

stigmatise:指责,使背负恶名

crackdown:镇压,严厉打击

the interior minister:内政部长,内务部长

mosque:清真寺

expel:驱逐出境,开除

radical:激进分子

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