French Muslims Protest Against Militant Islam

Rallies and protests against radical Islam are taking place across France following the execution of French hostage Herve Gourdel by militant Islamists in Algeria. In Paris, members of France's five million strong Muslim community organized a rally Friday in front of the Paris mosque. They came by the hundreds on a sunny afternoon - Muslims and non-Muslims - to express their sorrow for the death of 55-year-old Herve Gourdel - and to reject the brutal methods of Islamic State and...

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