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Wednesday, February 19, 2025

‘Free speech has limits’: Canadian PM Trudeau defends Muslim sentiments in blasphemy row

Canadian opposition party leader Erin O'Toole was appalled by Justin Trudeau's support for "free speech" in the face of attacks over blasphemous cartoons, saying...

Turkish business world backs Erdogan call for boycott of French products

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's call to boycott French products because of Paris' tolerance and encouraging attitude toward Islamophobia, was welcomed by the Turkish...

For French Muslims, dread and fear abound

After three people died in a knife attack in Nice this week that French President Emmanuel Macron called an “Islamist terrorist attack”, there was...

Dr. Mahatir Muhammad’s tweet reminds world of French atrocities in Algeria

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Dr. Mahatir Muhammad’s statement on Twitter has made rounds in the international media, and it has been claimed that he...

Mahathir Mohamad in the eye of storm after explosive tweets

Malaysia's former premier Mahathir Mohamad said on Thursday that "Muslims have a right to be angry and to kill millions of French people for...

Turkish President Erdogan vows action over ‘disgusting’ Charlie Hebdo cartoon

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vented his outrage Wednesday at a "disgusting" cartoon in the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo depicting him looking up...

Iran’s Imam Khamenei blasts France for blasphemy

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday called the French president's defence of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) a "stupid act" and...

Huge rallies in Pakistan, Iran against France anti-Islam wave

Hundreds gathered near the French Consulate in Pakistan’s largest city Karachi on Wednesday to protest the rising wave of Islamophobia in the European nation. Supporters...

Huge anti-France rally in Bangladesh as Macron backlash widens in the Muslim world

Tens of thousands of protesters marched through the Bangladesh capital on Tuesday in the biggest anti-France rally since President Emmanuel Macron defended cartoons depicting...

Dutch PM sides with anti-Islam MP in spat with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Tuesday weighed in a growing spat between President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and a Dutch anti-Islam MP, whom the...

‘Do not mess with Turkey’: Turkish President Erdogan takes on France’s Macron

The relationship between French President Emmanuel Macron and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan has degenerated in recent months from diplomatic disagreements to annoyance...

Protests against France spread as Erdogan condemns Macron’s attack on Islam

The backlash against President Emmanuel Macron's comments on Islam intensified Sunday, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan again urging him to have "mental checks"...