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This week’s guest is Mohammed Moussaoui, head of the “Union of mosques in France”. He explained the presence of about 2300 mosques in France, adding that “there is a need to double that number to avoid worshipers to pray in non-religious places or on the streets on Fridays.” He also confirmed that since the incidents of November 13 2015 many worship places that are not official were closed. He said that “any place of worship destabilizing the country or promoting extremism should not be regarded as a mosque.” He spoke about the French initiative inviting non-Muslim French people to get...

Sweden has announced the introduction of temporary border checks to control the flow of migrants into the country. Swedish Interior Minister Anders Ygeman said the step had been decided because a surge in new arrivals posed a threat to public order. The controls will come into effect from midday local time on Thursday and will last initially for 10 days. EU and African leaders are to hold a second day of talks in Malta to discuss measures to stem the flow of migrants..... Nearly 200,000 migrants are expected to reach Sweden this year, more per head of population than any...