France’s Muslim Council denounced the violence and brutality displayed by Islamic State; Egypt’s grand mufti told the European Union, Islam’s image needs to be rectified.
The French Interior Minister said that his government would crack down on any form of anti-Semitism after sectarian violence tarnished pro-Palestinian rallies in Paris.
French prosecutors demanded topless activists who protested at the Notre Dame Cathedral in support of LGBT rights to pay hefty fines for damages incurred by the state.