The recent series of terror attacks in France have brought Islam into the spotlight, and the Catholic Church has been divided on its response. Some prominent cardinals have attacked Islam, while others have taken a conciliatory attitude.

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4th of August, the UK Telegraph paper reported that a halal supermarket in the Paris suburb of Colombes had been told by the local authority that it would be shut down unless it started to sell alcohol and pork. Colombes local authority claimed that all members of the local community would not be served properly

With regards to the struggle against the Gulen organization following coup attempt, President Erdogan stated "everything comes to light now, a lot more is to come. We have not put the full stop yet, this is a comma, we are continuing.