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This failed policy was sold as a defence of French secularism. Instead it has opened the floodgates of intolerance and become a tool for exclusion, says French writer and activist Rokhaya Diallo

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Joram van Klaveren played a key role in Geert Wilders’ Freedom party but is now actively working to counteract its message

A class about free speech was cynically exploited by activists to incite fury in a local community

Over the past few years, some organisations in Telangana have a part of their savings set aside for charity during Ramzan, to free prisoners who cannot afford bail

Four months after he was freed from captivity in Gaza, Eitan Yahalomi celebrated his bar mitzvah -- but his coming-of-age last week was far from a joyous occasion, his mother told AFP. In her first interview with international media since her son's release last November, Bat-Sheva Yahalomi said the boy…

After years as the only Muslim woman on the comedy circuit, the standup is now making history with a female touring troupe. She relives the attacks she faced on the way, from ‘letterbox’ burqa taunts to Isis allegations

The far-right leader will cheerlead for Putin and relaunch his culture war with the EU. But his incendiary narrative about it is also his weakness

After IS claimed responsibility for shooting in Moscow’s Crocus city hall, questions remain about how Russia will respond