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I think the idea of laïcité doesn't exist in the same way here that it does in France. What Charlie Hebdo was largely trying to do was to defend that idea, albeit in a pretty close to the bone kinda way. Personally I sympathise with the French, although I dont 100pc agree with them. But in this country we don't really feel comfortable with the freedom to offend, as countless Daily Mail-inspired complaints to the BBC will attest.
As for Muslims having to denounce those who commit violence in Islam's name, I quite like this exchange:
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/01/10/think-muslims-should-apologise-for-charlie-hebdo-massacre-listen-to-this_n_6448474.html?1420911416