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Islamophobic content: Imran Khan writes to chief of Facebook seeking ban

Pakistan summoned the French ambassador in Islamabad as anger spread on Monday over President Emmanuel Macron's reaction to the murder last week of a French teacher by an Islamist

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Khan, in an open letter posted on Twitter on Sunday, said 'growing Islamophobia' was encouraging extremism and violence worldwide, especially through social media platforms

Reuters
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan called on Facebook to ban Islamophobic content on its platform, warning of a spike in radicalisation amongst Muslims, hours after he hit out at the French president for "attacking Islam".
 
Pakistan summoned the French ambassador in Islamabad as anger spread on Monday over President Emmanuel Macron's reaction to the murder last week of a French teacher by an Islamist.
 
Khan, in an open letter posted on Twitter on Sunday, said "growing Islamophobia" was encouraging extremism and violence worldwide, especially through social media platforms.
 
“I would ask you to place a similar ban on Islamophobia and

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