Islamist target Hirsi Ali seeks French protection
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Ayaan Hirsi Ali, the Somali-born former Dutch deputy threatened with death for her outspoken criticism of Islam, sought European protection and possible French citizenship at the start of a visit to Paris on Sunday.
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PARIS, Aug 30  - The French government said on Monday it planned to go ahead with the introduction this week of a ban on Islamic headscarves and other religious insignia in schools, despite an ultimatum from extremists holding two French journalists
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French citizen&#39;s murder, shootout between suspected militants and security forces in kingdom spotlights terrorism battle. By Ali Khalil - RIYADH.
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One of France's top presidential candidates asked mayors and other elected officials on Monday to give their backing to an extreme right-wing politician to ensure he has enough endorsements to run in the spring ...Comment
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France last night dispatched its foreign minister, Michel Barnier, to the Middle East in an attempt to save the lives of two journalists kidnapped by Iraqi militants who have demanded that Paris revokes its ban on Islamic headscarves in schools.
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A French teacher critical of Islam has gone into hiding after receiving death threats.
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Faced with a new threat from Sunni militants, UN peacekeepers turn to Hizbullah for protection.
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A suspected Islamist linked to the Madrid train bombings on March 11 says Spain was targeted because of its support for the United States in Iraq, local media reported on Friday.
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Al Qaeda's North Africa wing said on Monday it was planning a violent campaign against "infidels" and government forces in the region and urged Muslims to stay away from possible targets.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy wants to present Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen, in hiding in India after death threats, with an award in Paris, the French Embassy in India said Thursday.
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Suspects in a plot to attack the Christmas market in the eastern French city of Strasbourg were accused in court Thursday of having links to Islamic networks in Britain, Italy and Spain.
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Deputies from France's ruling centre-right UMP party have called on President Jacques Chirac to persuade his European colleagues to declare Hezbollah a terrorist organization.
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State funding for mosques to counter attempts by extremists to indoctrinate young people on Muslim-dominated areas is urged today by France's most talked-about politician, the finance minister Nicolas Sarkozy.
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French finance minister Nicolas Sarkozy stirs up controversy by calling for state funding for mosques in his new book.
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"I'm worried about the growing attacks that France is deploying against its European allies, against the Germans, the Luxembourgers, against all of the European countries."  France faces thinly concealed and growing frustration from Paris' European partners, irked at President Nicolas Sarkozy's strident position towards EU spending limits and attacks on the ECB. via Raw Story
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Ayman al-Zawahiri, al-Qaeda's second in command, called on all Muslims yesterday to support the Islamic movement Hamas in the Gaza Strip by sending money and weapons to defend it against what he said are attacks planned by Western and Arab governments.
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France's rightwing presidential candidate Nicolas Sarkozy called for the European Union to adopt more protectionist policies in order to defend its interests against competition from emerging economies.