Theater of fear: How Islamophobia shapes Western politics
by Ömer Kayacı Sep 26, 2025 – DAILY SABAH A cyclist rides past a wall painted with graffiti the day after an anti-immigration rally organized by British anti-immigration activist Stephen […]
French Muslims on alert after severed pig heads found at nine mosques
News|Religion French investigators have launched an investigation into possible foreign interference. By Phineas Rueckert Published On 22 Sep 2025 Paris, France – On an early September morning, a pig’s head, covered in […]
Islamophobia in France affects 66 percent of Muslims, survey reveals
The alarming rise of Islamophobia in France is now reflected in a striking statistic: 66% of Muslims report having been victims of racist behavior, according to a survey by the […]
No, this video does not show muslims threatening to burn down the Notre Dame
Issued on: 09/09/2025 – 06:40 min From the show Reading time1 min In recent days, a string of English-speaking accounts on X have been sharing a clip they allege shows several muslims threatening to burn down churches in France. But a closer examination shows that the video was staged, as France […]
The Saracen Raids of Early Medieval Switzerland
New post: Europe’s first female professor During the tenth century, barbarian raids affected large parts of what is now Switzerland. Seizing control of the western alpine passes, Saracens from the Emirate […]
How Fascism Returned to French Politics
ByUgo Palheta The rise of the far right in France has gone hand in hand with the growth of racist, authoritarian tendencies among self-styled centrists like Emmanuel Macron. The only […]
Footballer, journalist, fashionista: whatever French Muslims do, we’re treated as the enemy within
OpinionFrance Rokhaya Diallo Ministers have accused us of ‘infiltration’ and posing ‘a threat to national cohesion’. They’re old racist tropes given a dangerous new lifeMon 4 Aug 2025 Being a Muslim in a country with a long colonial history, which has also had to deal with terrorist attacks carried out […]
Landmark Saudi-French peace summit signals growing international consensus for Palestinian statehood
Analysis At center front row, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, conference co-chair Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud and conference co-chair French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot (front, 5R) […]
Quran burned outside mosque in France’s Lyon
by Agence France-Presse – AFP LYON Jun 03, 2025 Edited By Nurbanu Tanrıkulu Kızıl This photograph shows the entrance of the Errahma mosque in Villeurbanne, central France, on June 3, 2025. […]
Arab and Muslim rescue efforts during the Holocaust
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A number of Muslims participated in efforts to help save Jewish residents of European and Arab lands from the Holocaust while fascist regimes controlled the territory. From June 1940 through May 1943, Axis powers, […]
Kenize Mourad: The Ottoman princess boycotted in France for supporting Palestine
By Imran Mulla 12 April 2025 MEE speaks to Mourad, a Legion d’Honneur award recipient for her writing, on her extraordinary life and family history In 1945, an Indian prince sent two women […]
Two-state solution summit should be bold and daring
Yossi Mekelberg June 10, 2025 When France and Saudi Arabia co-chair the International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Palestinian Question and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution in […]
Islamist ‘entryism’: French Muslims refuse to be labelled ‘enemies’ within
Muslims in France fear that a government report on the alleged influence of the Muslim Brotherhood will be used as a pretext for more Islamophobic laws A protester wears the […]
France’s sports headscarf ban violates rights, targets Muslim women
by Associated Press PARIS May 26, 2025 – Former player Salimata Sylla poses before a women’s basketball tournament where players can wear a headscarf, Aubervilliers near Paris, April 27, 2025. (AP […]
France’s Muslim Brotherhood report is manufacturing a threat
Amel Boubekeur 26 May 2025 08:35 BST | Last update: 11 hours 35 mins ago By invoking an invisible enemy, the French state gains rhetorical power to justify increased surveillance, repress dissent, and perform […]
Leaked Muslim Brotherhood report criticized as ‘alarmist’ by academics and civil society
The document alleges that the Egypt-based Islamist organization is attempting to influence policymakers as part of the group’s long-held goal of establishing a state governed by Islamic law. May 22, […]
French Muslims feel unsafe from ‘constant suspicion’: Muslim group
The French Council of the Muslim Faith urges ‘lucid assessment’ of ‘threat’ to Muslims, ‘better identification of the actors’ spreading it Ilayda Cakirtekin |22.05.2025 – ISTANBUL The French Council […]
France on fire: Generational revolts of the banlieues
by Abdennour Toumi Jul 14, 2023 – An attendee waves a light flare as he stands atop a street sign during a commemoration march for Nahel, a teenage driver shot […]
A worshipper is murdered in a French mosque. How can this be ‘just another crime’?
OpinionIslamophobia Rokhaya Diallo Islamophobia is rampant in France. Official denial, even of the word itself, is driving the hatred Tue 13 May 2025 Friday is a holy day for practising Muslims – a time to observe the faith more deeply and, where possible, attend prayers at the mosque. That’s exactly […]
Protests against Islamophobia held across France
Protests were held in various cities, including the capital Paris, as well as Marseille and Lyon, to condemn rising Islamophobia. 10 hours ago Protests have been held in various cities […]