Tag: Islamophobia

• Wednesday, January 14th 2015 - 07:30 UTC

  Paris killings deepen Islam controversy in Germany with rallies in several cities

  

  Thousands of Germans turned out for an anti-Islam rally on Monday in Dresden, where some protesters wore black ribbons to show their solidarity with the 17 victims of last week’s terror attacks in Paris.

• Wednesday, January 14th 2015 - 04:05 UTC

  Charlie Hebdo Wednesday edition expects sales to reach 3 million copies

  

  Up to 3 million copies of Charlie Hebdo could hit newsstands this week, dwarfing its usual print run of 60,000, in response to soaring demand for the first edition of the satirical weekly since last week's deadly attacks by Islamist militants.

• Monday, January 12th 2015 - 09:22 UTC

  “Paris is the capital of the world” said President Hollande next to 44 foreign leaders

  

  Dozens of world leaders including Muslim and Jewish statesmen liked arms leading hundreds of thousands of French citizens in an unprecedented march under high security to pay tribute to victims of Islamist militant attacks.

• Thursday, January 8th 2015 - 05:21 UTC

  Fears in Europe of violent retaliation and Islamophobia following Paris killings

  

  The terror attack that killed 12 people in Paris on Wednesday will have come as little surprise to Europe's police and intelligence services. For months, they've regarded the prospect of a mass killing in Europe by isolated gunmen or small groups of Islamist terrorists as a question of when rather than if.