Macron and the Piranhas
Jul 28,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Bernard-Henri Lévy PARIS — The faults of Alexandre Benalla, a former top security aide to French President Emmanuel Macron who was caught on video […]
FIFA World Cup soccer French team had 7 Muslim Players
Beautiful diversity: Football to spur social reform as Muslim players shine for France at World Cup Source: The Tribune Express By Kazim Hamdani Published: July 16, 2018 KARACHI : As Les […]
Calls for France to end xenophobia, Islamophobia as migrant, Muslim players clinch World Cup win
Source: Daily Sabah As France clinched its second-ever World Cup win over Croatia thanks to goals by migrants and a Muslim, fans and onlookers quickly pointed out the need for […]
Shock over ruling that ‘brides of Christ’ need not be virgins
Source: The Guardian BY Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent Christian women who have pledged lifelong virginity as “brides of Christ” have expressed shock at a Vatican document that suggests literal virginity […]
Shadowy Cell in France Plotted to Kill Muslim Civilians, Authorities Say
Source: The New York Times By Adam Nossiter and Aurelien Breeden PARIS — They called themselves Operational Forces Action, a small, right-wing vigilante group from all over France that had planned to […]
French far-right group arrested over alleged plot to attack Muslims
Source Independent Several firearms reportedly discovered during raids and some suspects had grenades and explosives A group linked to France’s radical far-right have been arrested on suspicion of planning an […]
Europol says homegrown jihadis behind most 2017 attacks
Source: Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Europol says armed jihadis plotted or carried out more attacks in Europe last year than in 2016, with a total of 33 attacks either […]
Migrants at sea: Viva España!
EMRE GÖNEN Migrant children onboard the French NGO’s Aquarius as the rescue ship is on its way to Spain, June 15. For all who cherish human rights and have empathy […]
Italy and France try to patch up migrant row, draw papal rebuke
Source: Reuters BY Steve Scherer, Massimiliano Di Giorgio ROME (Reuters) – Italy and France tried to patch up a row over immigration on Thursday as Pope Francis urged politicians everywhere to […]
Muslim Rapper’s Plans to Play at the Bataclan in Paris Prompt Furor
Source: The New York Times By Alex Marshall In March, the French rapper Médine released “Bataclan,” a song about how, ever since he was a boy, he had dreamed of […]
The forgotten Muslim heroes of WWI
How Muslim soldiers helped save the allies from defeat in the First World War David Crossland June 7, 2018 A grave of a Muslim soldier who died during the First World War […]
OPINION: France shows its ‘irrational collective hysteria’ towards Muslim veil once again
The Local news.france@thelocal.com @thelocalfrance 18 May 2018 France has once again been reduced to near hysteria over the Muslim veil, this time after the president of a local student’s union […]
For some French officials, the headscarf is such a threat they are attacking a teenager
Source: The Washington Post by James McAuley PARIS — She is a 19-year-old student union president who never wanted to be a culture warrior. But this is France, and Maryam […]
The Mali ‘Spider-Man’ Was Offered French Citizenship. What About the Muslim Migrants Who Aren’t Superheroes?
Source: Time By H.A. Hellyer Hellyer is a senior non-resident fellow at the Atlantic Council and the Royal United Services Institute in London, and the author of “A Revolution Undone: […]
Hero migrant ‘Spiderman’ joins Paris fire brigade as French citizenship awaits
FRENCH PRESS AGENCY – AFP PARIS Malian migrant Mamoudou Gassama arrives to receive his temporary residence permit at the Prefecture of Bobigny, northeast of Paris on May 29, 2018. (AFP […]
Mamoudou Gassama: Mali ‘Spiderman’ to be made French citizen
Source: BBC News A Malian migrant, hailed as a hero after mounting a daring rescue to save a small boy dangling from a balcony in Paris, is to be made […]
Syrian Kurds announce capture of French jihadist known for Nice attack claim
© AFP Archive | Nice, France, truck attack aftermath, July 15, 2016. Text by FRANCE 24 Follow france24_en on twitter Latest update : 2018-05-24 Kurdish-led forces in northern Syria on Thursday announced the capture of French jihadist Adrien Guihal, known as the voice that claimed 2016 attacks in France for […]
French Muslim student Maryam Pougetoux hits back over headscarf claims
Source: BBC News A French student union leader who has been accused by ministers of using her headscarf for political gain has hit back, calling the claims “pathetic”. France’s interior […]
EU must defend firms against U.S. Iran sanctions – Macron
Reuters International This content was published on May 17, 2018 French President Emmanuel Macron arrives for an informal dinner ahead of a summit with leaders of the six Western Balkans […]
Paris attack: Knifeman kills one before being shot by police
Source: BBC News A knifeman has killed one person and wounded four in a suspected terror attack in central Paris, French officials say. The attacker was then shot dead by police in the Opéra district. Witnesses say they heard him shout “Allah Akbar”. So-called Islamic State (IS) later said one […]