-PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 1, 2025: Hundreds of people gathered at Place de la Republique in Paris on Thursday, May 1, to protest Islamophobia and the killing of Muslim worshipper Aboubakar. Aboubakar Cisse, 24, was stabbed to death on Friday at Hatice Mosque in the town of La Grand-Combe, Gard region. The attacker stabbed the worshipper dozens of times, and filmed the assault on a phone while shouting insults against Islam. Al-Azhar denounced the “terrorist incident” perpetrated by an anti-Islam assailant. It cautioned against the growing activities of “white supremacist groups” who “deceptive slogans like white nationalism to justify heinous crimes against Muslims.” The statement urged a global security strategy to counter this terrorist trend and protect Muslim lives. The person accused of fatally stabbing a Muslim while praying at a mosque near Ales in southern France has surrendered to authorities in Pistoia, Italy.