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.
Tag: Muslims and Islam
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.
France, Waging a Crackdown, Honors a Teacher and Depicts a Plot in Beheading
Two teenagers were paid about $350 to identify a teacher later decapitated outside his school. As the nation mourns, officials move against what they see as militant Islam.
After Teacher’s Decapitation, France Unleashes a Broad Crackdown on ‘the Enemy Within’
With dozens of raids against Muslim individuals and groups accused of radicalism, the fury of the response had France’s right wing speaking in terms of warfare.
Suspect Stalked French School Before Beheading Teacher, Officials Say
The suspect, a Russian immigrant, was angered by a classroom display of caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad and sought help identifying the teacher involved.
This Ex-Taliban Commander Is Now the Face of Afghan Security
Rahmatullah Andar once fought the government and then turned against the Taliban. Now he is a prominent spokesman, and his story is an example of the long war’s many plot twists.