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France had demanded a Pakistani official to withdraw comments that Macron was treating Muslims like the Nazis treated Jews. A Pakistani minister has withdrawn comments she previously made that French President Emmanuel Macron was treating Muslims like the Nazis had treated Jews in World War II. The French Foreign Minister …

Miguel Angel Moratinos from UNAOC said that the right to freedom of religion and expression are interdependent and interrelated. The director of a United Nations anti-extremism body has expressed “deep concern” over growing tensions over satirical cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, urging “mutual respect” between people of different political beliefs …

As countries around the world grapple with the prospect of renewed closures, the Australian city of Melbourne offers a harsh lesson on the costs of controlling the coronavirus. The city of 5 million people emerged Wednesday from one of the world’s longest and tightest closures that shuttered businesses and confined …

The gap between Muslim nations and France is growing after French President Emmanuel Macron said earlier this month that Islam was a religion in “crisis.” Tensions escalated after French teacher Samuel Paty was killed on October 16 near his school in broad daylight. He had shown cartoons of the Prophet …

Tens of thousands protest in Dhaka, Saudi Arabia intervenes and Iran summons a diplomat on France’s treatment of Islam. Saudi Arabia condemns attempts to link Islam with terrorism, while denouncing “all terrorist attacks” regardless of the perpetrators. Iran summons the French envoy to condemn “any insults and disrespect to the …

Saudi Arabia’s statement comes as anger grows in the Muslim world over cartoon posts depicting the Prophet Muhammad in France. Saudi Arabia has said it “rejects any attempt to link Islam to terrorism and condemns offensive caricatures of the Prophet” amid a growing dispute between France and some Muslim-majority nations …

Backlash over French President Emmanuel Macron’s criticism of Islam has intensified after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan questioned his counterpart’s mental health, while Muslims in several countries demand a boycott of France. Erdogan, who marked his second strong criticism of Macron in two days, said on Sunday that the French …

Several Arab trade associations have announced a boycott of French products, protesting recent comments made by President Emmanuel Macron on Islam. Earlier this month, Macron pledged to fight “Islamist separatism,” which he said threatened to take over some Muslim communities in France. He also described Islam as a religion “in …

Paris France – The gruesome murder of a teacher by an 18-year-old suspect of Chechen origin is testing the country’s fragile relationship with its Muslim minority, with growing fears of collective punishment. The teenager attacked Samuel Paty, a 47-year-old father, in broad light on Friday, beheading him near his school …

The United States, which has suffered the worst death toll with more than 218,000 deaths, on Friday revealed a record deficit of $ 3.1 trillion in the fiscal year that ended September 30. He also announced that the number of cases had exceeded eight million, while the global daily infections …