One of Macron’s former allies and potential rivals in the upcoming presidential election, Edouard Philippe, suggested that Islam may need a special law and a state agency to regulate it in France.

Nearly 20 years after the decision to ban wearing the headscarf in public schools, France recently announced — in a new controversial step — the ban on wearing the abaya in educational institutions.

Mali's constitutional referendum in June has the potential to transform the country's political climate following a military coup that deposed its President almost three years ago.

The killing of a teenager by a police officer last week has revived long-standing questions about the state of the French police and the inability of consecutive governments to reform an institution bound by powerful unions.