The Meaning of France’s March Against Anti-Semitism
Source: The Atlantic By RACHEL DONADIO PARIS—On April 4 of last year, a 67-year-old Jewish woman in Paris named Sarah Halimi was beaten to death and thrown off the balcony of her third-story […]
A New Plan to Create an ‘Islam of France’
Source: Atlantic By KARINA PISER When French President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview last month that he plans to “set down markers on the entire way in which Islam is organized in […]
French vegan convicted for comments on butcher killed by Islamist militant
Source: Reuters PARIS (Reuters) – A vegan in France who posted a Facebook message offering “zero sympathy” for a butcher killed by an Islamist militant during an attack last week […]
Far-right, hard-left leaders forced out of French march to honor Jewish murder victim
Source: Reuters PARIS (Reuters) – Leaders of the far-right National Front and hard-left France Unbowed movement met booes on Wednesday when they joined a march in honor of a Holocaust […]
France honours gendarme who sacrificed his life in Islamist attack
Source: Reuters BY Richard Lough PARIS (Reuters) – President Emmanuel Macron led national tributes on Wednesday to the gendarme who switched places with a woman hostage during an attack […]
The brutal killing of a Holocaust survivor raises anti-Semitism fears in France
Source: The Washington Post By James McAuley PARIS — The Paris prosecutor’s office is investigating whether anti-Semitism was a motivation for the killing of an 85-year-old Holocaust survivor that has outraged France’s […]
Book Review: Journey into Europe: Islam, Immigration, and Identity
Source: Dawn The book is written by Akbar Ahmed Book Reviewed by Touqir Hussain The Islamic world has many outstanding scholars but arguably no one has studied these issues more […]
Two dead as suspected IS gunman takes hostages in France
Source: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE At least two people were killed after a gunman claiming allegiance to the Islamic State group opened fire and took hostages at a supermarket in southwest France on […]
Tariq Ramadan: The professor of European Islam
France has held the scholar in solitary confinement since his arrest on February 5 over accusations of sexual assault. Once hailed as a religious reformer by Western media outlets, Oxford […]
France’s Macron vows to fight anti-Semitism online and off
Source: Associated Press By PHILIPPE SOTTO PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron pledged Wednesday to fight firmly against anti-Semitism wherever it surfaces, whether in the street or online, and […]
French Bishop Declares Nun’s Recovery A Lourdes Miracle
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla DIOCESE DE BEAUVAIS NOYON ET SENLIS / YOUTUBE Bernadette Moriau’s healing was recognized as a miracle by a Roman Catholic bishop on Feb. 11. Nearly 10 years […]
French PM vows to combat ‘slow-burn’ threat of radical Islam
Reuters International This content was published on February 23, 2018 French President Emmanuel Macron briefs the media as he arrives at a European Union heads of state […]
Is Tariq Ramadan going to get a fair trial in France?
#Opinion The French justice system’s handling of the pre-trial conditions case has been dogged by controversy, allegations of denial of justice, and violation of due process Alain Gabon Wednesday 21 […]
Detention debate: Tariq Ramadan hospitalised in France
This content was published on February 17, 2018 The Swiss Islamic scholar is currently being held in custody near Paris. (Keystone) Oxford professor for Islamic studies Tariq Ramadan has been taken […]
Muslim leader urges Macron not to meddle too much in French Islam
Source: Reuters By Julie Carriat PARIS (Reuters) – A leading representative of French Muslims urged Emmanuel Macron not to meddle in the organization of France’s second-largest religion, days after the […]
Emmanuel Macron to propose reorganization of Islam in France
Source: Politico The French president said he wants to ‘preserve national cohesion and the possibility of having free consciousness.’ By GIULIA PARAVICINI French President Emmanuel Macron wants to reorganize Islam in […]
Muslim singer forced to quit French ‘The Voice’ show over terror posts
AFP news.france@thelocal.com @thelocalfrance 10 February 2018 Screenshot from a video Mennel Ibitssem posted to Facebook. A French Muslim singer who became an overnight star after dazzling judges on a TV […]
France: Tariq Ramadan refused bail in rape case
February 06, 2018 8:45 PM Lisa Bryant FILE – Tariq Ramadan talks to the media after a conference at the Er-Rahma mosque in Nantes, western France, April 25, 2010. PARIS — A Paris judge on Tuesday denied bail to a controversial Swiss Muslim scholar facing rape accusations, as fresh allegations promise […]
First contestant to wear head covering on ‘The Voice France’ wows judges
ARAB NEWS | Published — Tuesday 6 February 2018 Mennel wore a colorful turban on the show instead of the more-traditional hijab. JEDDAH: French-Syrian singer Mennel has become the subject […]
France jails Islamic scholar on rape charge
Source: CNN (CNN) Islamic scholar and TV analyst Tariq Ramadan has been arrested in Paris and charged with rape, a judicial source told CNN. Ramadan, 55, was arrested on Wednesday, charged Friday and will remain in custody in France until his next hearing, the source said. The arrest of the Oxford […]