Author: Birgit Kaspar

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Mourner holds a tag saying ′I′m a Parisian" (photo: Reuters/K. Pempel)

IS terror in Europe

Crossing a psychological line

Following the devastating attacks on Paris, French terrorism experts believe that the jihadists′ awareness must have undergone a radical change to enable them to operate in Paris just as they do in Syria or Iraq. Has "Islamic State" altered its strategy? Analysis by Birgit KasparMore

Recruitment strategies used by Islamic State: A mutation of religionArab reactions to the Paris attacks: Uneasy bedfellows in the fight against ISInterview with the Islam scholar Lamya Kaddor: Jihad as a form of youth protest
People in Nice hold up "Je suis Charlie" signs in response to the attack on "Charlie Hebdo" (photo: AFP/Getty Images/V. Hache)

France after the attack on "Charlie Hebdo"

Much more is at stake than press freedom

After the murderous attack on "Charlie Hebdo", will the French succeed in joining hands with the country's Muslim minority to confront the Islamist movement at home, or will Muslims once again be made the scapegoat. By Birgit KasparMore

Attack on the French satirical magazine "Charlie Hebdo": Do not be deceived!Reactions to the "Charlie Hebdo" attack in the Arab world: "Radicals killed radicals"French reactions to IS terror: "What next? Will we ask Muslims to kneel?"
Rally outside the Great Mosque of Paris in memory of Herve Gourdel, who was decapitated by Algerian jihadists (photo: Reuters)

French reactions to IS terror

"What next? Will we ask Muslims to kneel?"

France's divided society is united in condemning the jihadi barbarism of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. From Toulouse, Birgit Kaspar sums up the reactions of French politicians and Islamic organisationsMore

Debate about the role of Muslims in fighting Islamist terrorism: IS is not just a Muslim problemIslamophobia and Racism in France: Shocking IndifferenceInterview with Olivier Roy: Muslim radicals are perfectly "westernised"