Islam

15:11 - He demands mosques endorse nation’s secular values, seeks power to close houses of worship if any members provoke violence or incite hatred

16:12 - Pope Francis began a three-day tip to Iraq on Friday — the first for a sitting pontiff. The visit comes at a fraught time for the country, which remains wracked with political turmoil, economic crisis and flashes of violence, alongside an ongoing battle to contain the coronavirus pandemic.

La polémica norma, adoptada en la Asamblea Nacional, refuerza el control de las mezquitas y penaliza el odio en internet

Plans include curbs on home schooling and cuts in state subsidies for civic groups deemed hostile to republic

15:33 - French president says concept of laïcité is misunderstood. Macron accused of targeting Muslims in wake of terror attacks

Anwar Gargash rejects accusations against French president that he seeks to exclude Muslims.

14:54 - Anger erupts in the Muslim world over caricatures depicting the Prophet Muhammad and President Macron’s comments on Islam.

Turquía, un país laico gobernado por un presidente nacionalista abanderado del islamismo político, denuncia los atentados contra Francia pero capitaliza la ira contra los galos.

The Pakistani prime minister has also sought a ban on "Islamophobic content" on Facebook. Imran Khan's criticism of Emmanuel Macron comes at a time when he is under scrutiny for rising religious intolerance at home.