Paris Attacks

While Europe and North America may be afraid to go outside, we fear the crime that comes to us.

While one reader sees Islam as an ‘aggressive religion’, another blames the West for the damage caused by colonialism – and scapegoating Muslims.

Discarding Europe’s free-travel zone will not curb terrorism. Intelligence and undercover police have to infiltrate organised crime gangs.

Twelve years after George W Bush proclaimed a new era of peace and stability in Iraq, the Middle East is more unstable and dangerous than ever before.

Anonymous strives to bring down Islamic State propaganda before it reaches the masses.

In the flurry of activity since Paris was attacked, the reasons it happened in the first place risk being forgotten.

Readers write in about the Paris attacks and Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille’s spokesperson, Zara Nicholson, responds to an M&G article on the DA.

Many complain of Western bias, but others say citizens in countries like Nigeria should take responsibility for drawing the world’s attention.

Parisians fear for their lives in the wake of the attacks, but will not be bullied into staying at home, writes Ross Douglas.

The Paris attackers were known fanatics who evaded police surveillance.

Several voices have made the analogy with the World War II choice by democratic countries to ally with Stalin against Hitler, writes Pierre Haski.

Police carried out 118 searches overnight as part of increased efforts to combat terrorism and locate the alleged mastermind of the Paris attacks.

Forensic police have yet to verify if suspected commander of the Paris attacks, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, was among those killed and arrested in the raid.

#OpIsis, born in the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo murders, has stepped up following the Paris attacks, vowing to take down Isis online.

Defence minister invokes mutual assistance article in Lisbon treaty for first time as warplanes bomb Islamic State targets in Syria.