Another move against French colonialism: The eco currency in Africa
BY AHMET KAVAS OP-ED JAN 05, 2021 West African CFA franc currency banknotes and coins sit in this arranged photograph in Dakar, Senegal, Jan. 11, 2015. (Photo by Getty Images) […]
Macron, French media and Muslims: Big brother is watching
BY ABDENNOUR TOUMI OP-ED DEC 29, 2020 French President Emmanuel Macron on a screen as he attends a conference round table via videoconference in Paris, France, Dec. 17, 2020. (Reuters […]
Beirut beware: Your ‘savior’ is running out of patience
Author HAFED AL-GHWELL December 12, 2020 Lebanese journalists attend a virtual press conference by President Macron on the country, at the Pine Residence in Beirut. (File/AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/2qvkg Despite […]
Anti-extremism plan is law of freedom, says France PM
By AFP – Dec 09,2020 – JORDAN TIMES French Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti waves after a press conference at The Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on Wednesday (AFP photo) PARIS […]
France Islam: French cabinet backs law targeting extremism
Published 6 hours ago The French cabinet has approved a bill aimed at tackling radical Islam after a recent series of attacks by extremists. The draft law, part of a […]
US envoy voices concern over religious freedom in France
BY AGENCIES ISTANBUL ISLAMOPHOBIA DEC 08, 2020 The U.S. envoy on religious freedom on Tuesday voiced concern about France, warning aganist “heavy-handed” measures as President Emmanuel Macron targets Islam. “I […]
Macron: France will sell arms to Egypt to help counter terrorism in Middle East
French President Emmanuel Macron, right, and Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Siss gesture upon El-Sissi arrival at the Elysee palace, Monday, Dec. 7, 2020 in Paris. (AP) Short Url https://arab.news/brubg French president […]
‘What the Nazis did to the Jews’: Macron sparks fresh outrage with new anti-Muslim steps
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Source: Dawn.com | Anadolu Agency French President Emmanuel Macron is facing renewed criticism in the […]
France Islam: Muslims under pressure to sign French values charter
Source: BBC By Lucy Williamson; BBC Paris correspondent France’s Muslim Council is due to meet President Emmanuel Macron this week, to confirm the text of a new “charter of republican […]
How Arabs are perceived in the French imagination
The collective representation of Arabs in France is, without a doubt, a legacy of the colonial era, a finding backed up by the Arab News/YouGov study. (Shutterstock) Short Url https://arab.news/256v7 […]
Muslims face state pressure to embrace French values
France’s Muslim Council is due to meet President Emmanuel Macron this week, to confirm the text of a new “charter of Republican values” for imams in the country to sign. […]
France must reconnect with its citizens of Arab origin
Source: Arab News BY FAISAL J. ABBAS More than ever, France is at the heart of the discussion. Regardless of its colossal internal challenges, ranging from a weakening economy amid […]
France would not be France without Arab, Muslim contribution
Source: Arab News BY LUDOVIC POUILLE At a time when France has once again been struck by terrorism and targeted by a hateful online campaign instigated by those claiming the […]
Insulting someone’s faith not freedom, Erdoğan says
BY ANADOLU AGENCY Insulting people’s beliefs has nothing to do with freedom, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said, decrying rising anti-Muslim sentiment in Western countries. “You have been closely following the […]
The new scapegoats of Europe and the solace for Muslims
27th November 2020 The new liberal (or illiberal – we’ll let the readers decide) laws passed by French President Emmanuel Macron, blatantly targeting Muslims, unveil the very real far-right sentiments brewing in Europe. Separatist laws, which give birth to further “separatism” and alienate Muslims who make up 8.8% (5.7 million) […]
France versus Turkey
By • Natalya Degtyarova , journalist ; Yuri Menshikov , editor The international scandal between Turkey and France is gathering pace. On October 26 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged […]
Turkish Parliament condemns France for recognizing Nagorno-Karabakh as ‘republic’
BY DAILY SABAH İSTANBUL DIPLOMACY NOV 27, 2020 A general view of the Turkish Parliament. (AA Photo) Four rival political parties in Turkey’s Parliament, the ruling Justice and Development Party […]
Why the current anti-terror debate is flawed
Foreign affairs Leandra Bias The public discourse on terrorist attacks emanating from France and Austria via Switzerland is extremely dangerous for human rights, writes political scientist Leandra Bias. Leandra Bias […]
Yes, Islam Is Facing a Crisis. No, France Isn’t Helping Solve It.
By Mustafa Akyol, who is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, focusing on Islam and modernity, and the author of the forthcoming Reopening Muslim Minds: A Return to Reason, […]
The Bataclan terrorists were the product of war-honed Isis nihilism – not Muslim council estates
Nabila Ramdani 19 hrs ago In the most devastating terrorist attack ever carried out on French soil, it was the random targeting of its victims that was perhaps the most […]