Furious parents protest over Prophet Muhammad cartoon shown in class

Police called as furious Muslim parents protest at gates of Yorkshire grammar school after teacher showed pupils Prophet Muhammad cartoons in class – as head issues ‘sincere apology’ at ‘great offence to community’ Batley Grammar School in West Yorkshire delayed opening and told pupils to stay at home amid chaotic scene Headteacher Gary Kibble has … Read more

Anti-Macron fury reaches London: Police clash with Muslim crowds demanding ‘respect for the Prophet’

Police clashed with Muslim protesters demanding ‘respect for the Prophet’ in London today outside the French Embassy over Emmanuel Macron’s stance on Charlie Hebdo cartoons. Demonstrators gathered in the capital holding signs that bore the words ‘We will not tolerate disrespect of our beloved prophet’, ‘The Earth’s biggest terrorist is Macron’ and ‘Insult is not freedom of speech’ as the … Read more

Anti-Macron fury reaches London: Police clash with Muslim crowds demanding ‘respect for the Prophet’

Police clashed with Muslim protesters demanding ‘respect for the Prophet’ in London today outside the French Embassy over Emmanuel Macron’s stance on Charlie Hebdo cartoons. Demonstrators gathered in the capital holding signs that bore the words ‘We will not tolerate disrespect of our beloved prophet’, ‘The Earth’s biggest terrorist is Macron’ and ‘Insult is not freedom of speech’ as the … Read more

Protests against Emmanuel Macron grow after he defended cartoons of Prophet Mohammed

Emmanuel Macron has found himself demonised at protests throughout the Islamic world as anger grows at his defence of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed.  Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Bangladesh on Tuesday, branding him a ‘Satan-worshipper’ and burning him in effigy following smaller marches in Pakistan, Iraq, Turkey and Gaza … Read more

Police interrogated French teacher over Prophet Mohammed cartoons four days before his murder

Police interrogated the French schoolteacher over Prophet Mohammed cartoons following a complaint from a parent whose daughter didn’t attend the class. ‘I did not commit any offence,’ Samuel Paty told officers four days before his head was cut off by a jihadist outside his school in the Paris suburbs. The 47-year-old was summoned to the … Read more