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Regeni Murder: A Story of Double Standards and Official Hypocrisy

Opinion
For example, when French President Emmanuel Macron bestowed France’s highest honor, Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor on President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in early December, two prominent Italian figures, Giovanna Melandri, a former culture minister, and Corrado Augias, a journalist and former member of the European parliament - announced they were returning their French medals in protest, citing Regeni’s brutal death and Egypt’s indifference.

The Right to Blaspheme, the Mila Case, and Islamophobia in France

Opinion
On the other hand, a few days after the incident became breaking news, the French Justice Minister Nicole Belloubet said in an interview with the radio station Europe 1 that an attack on religion was an attack on freedom of conscience, to which Marine Le Pen immediately responded from Twitter: “Can we trust Macron’s government for the defense of our freedoms and values? Obviously not!” When the left too accused Belloubet of questioning the “right to blaspheme,” she had to backpedal, and issued another statement saying that her words might have gone beyond their purpose.

Balkan Daesh Fighters in Numbers

News
What has raised the issue even more is a statement by the French President Emmanuel Macron in an interview for The Economist calling Bosnia a “ticking time-bomb” claiming that the country contains a danger from returning jihadists.

Can NATO Still Fulfill Its Purpose After 70 Years?

Column
Since French President Emmanuel Macron recently stated that NATO was  “brain dead” in his criticisms of Turkey’s actions in Syria, and far from meeting the security needs of member states, there have been increasing discussions on what should be the focus of NATO into the future.

Islamophobia Is Now a Source of Pride in France

Opinion
” After the president, continuing his Islamophobic abuse Nicolas Sarkozy along with former prime ministers, ministers, rabbis, intellectuals and artists called for: “Some of the verses to be removed from the Qur’an, or France will not be the same again!” President Macron said he respected veiled women on one hand, and on the other said “But I want to make sure that they are wearing veils and headscarves out of personal choice.