In a case that fueled a fierce debate about free speech and blasphemy, the court found 10 people guilty of harassment and one of making death threats.
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A French Teenager’s Anti-Islam Rant Unleashed Death Threats. Now 13 Are on Trial.
The court case is about online harassment, but it also touches on some of France’s most sensitive issues: freedom of expression and blasphemy.
As Secular Peace Effort Stutters in Israel, Religious Mediators Hope to Step In
The inclusion of an Islamist party in Israel’s government has spurred a group of imams and rabbis hoping to build a religious-based peace movement.
UNESCO Mosul Competition Design Prompts Outcry
The restoration is seen as essential to the idea that the Iraqi city has moved on from ISIS. But some critics say the plan betrays Iraq’s heritage.
In France’s Military, Muslims Find a Tolerance That Is Elusive Elsewhere
In a nation wary of the growth of Islam, France’s military has embraced and integrated its Muslim soldiers by facilitating their religious practice.
Hollywood Take on Christchurch Massacre Provokes Anger in New Zealand
Members of the Muslim community denounced as “white saviorism” the director’s decision to focus on the response by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
After Afzaal Family Killings, Muslims in Canada Denounce Islamophobia
After the targeted killing of a Muslim family in London, Ontario, the community is demanding a summit on Islamophobia.
Canada Grapples With Anti-Muslim Bias After Family Killed in Truck Attack
After a driver intentionally ran down and killed a mother, father, daughter and grandmother in Ontario, orphaning a boy, there were calls for action against Islamophobia.
The Mayor, the Teacher and a Fight Over a ‘Lost Territory’ of France
A battle erupted after a high-school teacher said that Islamists had taken over the city of Trappes, a view vigorously countered by the mayor, sharpening a national debate over French identity.
Truck Attack That Killed a Muslim Family in Canada Was Planned
The police in London, Ontario, say that a 20-year-old driver planned the killings and picked the family because of its faith.