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Representational Image – Courtesy : LimitsToGrowth Charlie Hebdo attack was carried out by al-Qaeda followers, who now see themselves as rivals to the Islamic State ! A deadly attack on the offices of satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo and subsequent manhunt and hostage crisis has, yet again, focused attention on France’s Muslim minority. The French far right, known for its anti-immigrant stance, is saying that its warnings about Islamist extremism have been proven right. Representational image Yet for all the attention to them, discovering the exact number of Muslims in France is a surprisingly complicated task – the French government doesn’t allow censuses that ask people about their religious beliefs, meaning that estimates have to come from independent sources. One widely cited study by Pew from 2010 showed estimated that France had 4.7 million Muslims. At 7.5 percent of the population, this meant France had the largest Muslim population in Western Europe (...