Speaking at the inauguration of the Ibn Haldun University Complex on October 19, 2020, President Erdoğan said: “The western world has been inspired by our roots in many fields, from medicine to sociology.

‘We are in a war against an enemy that is both inside and outside, We are in a war against Islamist Ideology’ French minister says country must brace itself for attacks fueled by 'Islamist ideology' [WIO News; 30 Oct 2020]

On 25th October 2020, the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) Report was officially launched to the public at the Bomas of Kenya.The launch of the report comes nearly a year after the first draft was unveiled at the same venue in November 2019, after which the task force team retreated to collect views of Kenyans to be included in the final report.

France has urged Middle Eastern countries to end calls for a boycott of its goods in protest at President Emmanuel Macron's defence of the right to show cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. In a statement, the French foreign ministry acknowledged the moves, writing: "These calls for boycott are baseless and should stop immediately, as well as all attacks against our country, which are being pushed by a radical minority."