Threats against a high school teacher who displayed a political cartoon that supported the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo have alarmed Dutch officials.
Tag: Muslims and Islam
Attacks in France Point to a Threat Beyond Extremist Networks
The most recent attackers were isolated, self-radicalized individuals. That has raised questions about the government’s response.
Vienna Reels From a Rare Terrorist Attack
The gunman, who killed four people and wounded 23, had been arrested for trying to join ISIS, raising questions about whether he should have been closely watched.
France’s Hardening Defense of Cartoons of Muhammad Could Lead to ‘a Trap’
Once denounced by French leaders, the images are now defended across the political spectrum, widening a divide with Muslim nations and leaving many French Muslims alienated.
Two More Men Are Arrested Over Knife Attack in Nice
The men were suspected of being in contact with a knife-wielding assailant who killed three people at a church on Thursday, the French authorities said.
After Terror Attacks, Muslims Wonder About Their Place in France
French officials’ attack on “Islamic separatism” and the “enemy within” has Muslims questioning whether they will ever fully be accepted.
Deadly Knife Attack in French Church Is Terrorism, Officials Say
A man with a knife killed three people at a church in Nice, in an assault that bore similarities to the recent killing of a schoolteacher, which has shaken the country.
Muslim Countries Denounce French Response to Killing of Samuel Paty, Urge Boycott
While the government’s moves against extremism have public support, they have opened France to criticism that its relationship with its Muslim citizens has taken an ugly turn.
Killing of a Teacher, Samuel Paty, Raises Doubts About French Integration
For generations, public schools assimilated immigrant children into French society by instilling the nation’s ideals. The beheading of a teacher has raised doubts about whether that model still works.
A Radical Cleric Ignites an Islamist Resistance in Afghanistan
The cleric’s supporters in Herat are enforcing harsh Shariah law reminiscent of the Taliban’s. Women are alarmed, and the government has been able to do little.