Catalonia’s separatists must be delighted that China’s leader, Xi Jinping, is not leader of Spain.

Where is Rakaya, a two-year-old Irish girl displaced in North East Syria since Monday?

Women will be allowed to rent hotel rooms with proof of identity – an ID card for Saudi women, residency card for foreign residents or passport for tourists.

There is hardly a more politically-charged fulcrum of international affairs in the world than the Straits of Hormuz in the Middle East.

A new Dutch law has come into force banning face-covering clothing, including the burka and niqab worn by some conservative Muslim women, on public transport, in government buildings and at health and education institutions.

The head of the Muslim community in Ireland, Shaykh Umar al-Qadri, has said that he does not think Lisa Smith should be free to “roam the streets of Ireland” if she returns to the country.

China is reportedly deliberately separating Muslim children from their families, faith and language in the region of Xinjiang.

Philanthropists Peter Kinney and Lisa Sandquist tell Ellie O’Byrne why their sights are set on funding equality in Ireland

Sinead O’Connor has said that she is feeling "really really good" and is looking forward to getting back to work.

Izz Alkarajeh emerged from direct provision to open one of Cork’s most exciting new restaurants – Izz Cafe. Joe McNamee on our new migrant chefs, their respective cuisines and the impact on our native dishes

A practical solution is desperately needed, one based in evidence and not in any particular ideology. writes Joyce Fegan.

The family of slain 18-year-old Azzam Raguragui said they are “resting” their faith in the Irish justice system to hold the perpetrator of the attack to account.

The family of an 18-year-old who was fatally stabbed in Dublin said they hope the perpetrators will be held to account.

Azzam Raguragui died after being stabbed at Finsbury Park, in Dundrum at approximately 8.10pm on Friday night.

Gardaí have confirmed that they are investigating a possible hate or racist motive behind an alleged assault on two Muslim men in Limerick.

The Muslim community in Co Limerick is angry and upset after three people were allegedly racially attacked.

The principle of religious tolerance or liberty has only been acknowledged by the Catholic Church since 1965. It is not even an aspiration outside the West, says TP O’Mahony

Sri Lanka’s president has asked for the resignations of the country’s defence secretary and national police chief after the Easter bombings

The entire South Asian subcontinent once ruled by the British is seeing religious and ethnic attitudes harden and divisions deepen, writes Mihir Sharma.

Fear of the loss of transcendence hurts people most about the fire in Notre Dame cathedral, writes Victoria White

Liverpool's Mohamed Salah has been named as one of TIME magazines 100 most influential people.

President Xi’s repression of Muslim minorities is redolent of the Soviet Union’s gulag and will foster a new generation of Islamist domestic terrorists, says Brahma Chellaney

Turbans and the hijab will be allowed to be worn by Sikh and Muslim members of the Garda.

For 23 years the name Crusaders was a source of nothing but pride in Christchurch, the uncontroversial identity of a franchise that claims, with some justification, to be the most successful non-national professional rugby team in the world.

Prosecutor Kevin Christie said: “As he was struck he heard a male voice shooting, ‘Respect the vote.’”

A new student group is organising an event at Dublin’s Spire this Saturday to highlight Islamophobia and far-right extremism in the wake of the recent terror attacks in New Zealand.

One wonders will the world’s political leaders assemble in Christchurch, New Zealand, in solidarity with the victims of the horrific mosque killings last Friday as they did in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo killings in Paris in January 2015?

New Zealanders didn’t think they were a target, either. Our gun control is better.

A new student group is organising an event at Dublin’s Spire this Saturday to highlight Islamophobia and far-right extremism in the wake of the terror attacks in New Zealand.

Why write about hate? St Patrick’s Day is a time of celebration for all of us. My grandchildren are proud to march, even in the coldest of weather, and it means a lot to them and their local community, writes Fergus Finlay.

The arrival of a woman at the mosque bearing flowers was a “beautiful gesture”, one that meant a lot to the Muslim community, a senior member of the mosque said.

Ireland needs a comprehensive programme, including prevention and intelligence measures, to combat all forms of extremism, a leading security expert says.

Anyone with an interest in medieval history will have heard of the term the Dark Ages

It is a pity that Pope Francis' radical message is drowned out by repeating ad nauseam the mantra, “clerical sex abuse”, suggests Victoria White

In tendering her resignation this week as principal of St Patrick’s National School in Greystones, Co Wicklow, Eileen Jackson has stood up for Christianity in the face of tribalism.

Austria has never been a liberal society, so it is not surprising that it is to close seven mosques and expel up to 40 imams, in a move against Islamist ideology and foreign funding of religious groups.

Unlike other animals, humanity has voluntarily limited its reproduction, meaning the Earth and its people will survive as fertility rates fall across the globe, writes Noah Smith.

Muslims in Galway are to appeal their local council’s rejection of their efforts to retain a controversial mosque. It was operated without planning permission.

A prominent legislator with the nationalist Alternative for Germany party has run into trouble with police and Twitter over her response to a Cologne police tweet offering new year greetings in Arabic.

At least 10 people, including eight Coptic Christians, have been killed in a shooting outside a church, Egypt's Health Ministry says.

Mo Farah has been targeted with racist messages after posting Merry Christmas on Instagram.

When Abraham Phelan opened his restaurant in the Dublin suburb of Rathmines he called it Little Jerusalem, writes Victoria White

A security guard has been stabbed in Jerusalem as protests and demonstrations take place across the world following US president Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

Donald Trump undermined Theresa May last week, showing again his narcissism and unpredictability threatens us all, says John Lloyd