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France to Mark Anniversary of Attacks on Defiant Charlie Hebdo

France will on Thursday hold official ceremonies marking a year since a jihadist attack on the offices of Charlie Hebdo, with the French satirical magazine defiantly reasserting its provocative spirit. President Francois Hollande will address a gathering of anti-terror security

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A Year after ‘Je Suis Charlie’, A Divided France Struggles

One year on, an anxious, fragmented France is paying tribute to the victims of the killings at Charlie Hebdo magazine, with old divisions made worse by what President Francois Hollande has called “a terrible year”. After the Islamist attacks that

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France Begins One-Year Commemorations of Charlie Hebdo Attack

French President Francois Hollande on Tuesday unveiled a plaque at the former offices of the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo as commemorations began to mark the attack there and two more days of horror. In a sombre, wordless observance under a

Two-year-old Aiden Abdelaziz prays next to his dad Mohamed Abdelaziz (L) during prayers at the Dar Al-Hijrah Mosque, December 4, 2015 in Falls Church, Virginia. Members of Congress and media were invited to visit the Friday Prayers at the mosque two weeks after it was attacked with Molotov cocktails and a hoax bomb. (Photo by

Shutting Down Islam’s Cauldrons of Hate

Four days after the November 13 Paris attacks, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said the U.S. will have “absolutely no choice” but to close down mosques where “some bad things are happening.” He suggested people need to—and are finally starting to—understand this.

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One Year On: Charlie Hebdo Blames God For Attack

French magazine Charlie Hebdo is marking the first anniversary of the terrorist attack that killed eight of its staff with a new front cover featuring a bearded man with a gun, representing God. The front page of the special edition,

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Charlie Hebdo to Release Special Issue One Year After Attack

French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday said it would release nearly a million copies of a special issue to mark a year since jihadists killed a dozen people in its Paris offices. The 32-page double issue — featuring a

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Belgian College’s Concerns Over Paris Attacker Ignored

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A police commission is interviewing staff at a Brussels college after education authorities failed to act on concerns that a student who later became one of the Paris suicide bombers had been radicalised, two Belgian newspapers said

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French Immigration to Israel Reached Record High In 2015

French immigration to Israel reached a record high in 2015, Israeli officials said Thursday, citing “physical insecurity and financial uncertainty” as main driving forces. Around 8,000 French Jews were expected to have arrived over the course of the year, a

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France Aims To Enshrine Emergency Anti-Terror Law In Constitution

(AFP) – The French cabinet backed reform proposals Wednesday that could see the state of emergency called after last month’s Paris attacks enshrined in the constitution. Special policing powers used under the state of emergency — such as house arrests