Planned ‘burkini pool day’ stirs debate in France
Source: Aljazeera Plans by a water park in the southern French city of Marseille to hold a pool day for Muslim women who wear full-body swimsuits, known as burkinis, has […]
Muslim couple kicked off Delta flight for ‘sweating’, saying ‘Allah’ and texting
Source: Independent By Rachael Revesz New York A Muslim couple who accused Delta Air Lines of Islamophobia for throwing them off a flight have spoken of their ordeal for the first time. They said […]
The Saracens of St. Tropez
nder cover of darkness, they beached their small, lateen-rigged sailing vessel on the rocky shore and began the slow, silent climb to the manor house on the hill. Storm clouds shrouded the moon, darkening the coastal Mediterranean landscape; sporadic rain and gusting winds concealed the sailors’ approach. They were 20 […]
Halal supermarket in Paris told to sell pork and alcohol or face closure
‘We don’t want any area that is only Muslim or any area where there are no Muslims’ Samuel Osborne @SamuelOsborne93 A halal supermarket in Paris has been ordered by local […]
Planned ‘Burqini Day’ irks French far-rights
AGENCIES | Published — Friday 5 August 2016 MARSEILLE: Plans for a waterpark in Marseille to set aside a day just for Muslim women wearing burqinis — full-body swimsuits — […]
French Muslims step out of invisibility after attacks
Source: Associated Press By ELAINE GANLEY PARIS (AP) — French Muslims have been officially invisible, expected to blend in with the rest of the citizenry in secular France. But now […]
France: Ahmadi Muslims Who Attended Mass are From Persecuted ‘Apostate’ Sect
Source: breitbart.com | by LIAM DEACON The small number of Muslims who attended an “interfaith” Mass in France, after an Islamist beheaded a Catholic priest in Normandy, were from a moderate but persecuted sect who are considered “apostates” in mainstream Islamic thought. “We are very moved by the presence of our Muslim friends […]
France: Ahmadi Muslims go to Mass in show of solidarity with Catholics
Outside the church, a group of Ahmadi Muslims were applauded when they unfurled a banner: “Love for all. Hate for none.” Churchgoer Jacqueline Prevot said the attendance of Muslims was “a magnificent gesture.” “Look at this whole Muslim community that attended Mass,” she said. “I find this very heartwarming. I am […]
France plans mosque funding foundation to stop radicalisation from abroad
Source: The Guardian A new foundation will be created to help finance mosques in France in an effort to prevent the funding of places of worship by radical overseas benefactors, […]
Muslims Including Ahmadiyya Go to Catholic Mass Across France, Italy to Show Solidarity
Source: “Look at this whole Muslim community that attended Mass,” she said. “I find this very heartwarming; I am confident. I say to myself that this assassination won’t be lost, that it will maybe relaunch us better than politics can do; maybe we will react in a better way.” Many of […]
Hollande’s promise to respond militarily to the Nice attack just continues the West’s vicious circle of terror and war
At some point, we in the West are going to have to learn that if we intervene militarily in Mali or Iraq or Libya or Syria or interfere in Turkey, or Egypt, or the Gulf, or the Maghreb – then we will not be safe ‘at home’ Robert Fisk @indyvoices […]
Malta: Bishop CJ Scicluna & Ahmadiyya Muslim Community condemn desecration of the Holy Quran at Mater Dei in response to killing of Christian priest
Source: independent.com.mt Ministry, Archbishop condemn ‘desecration’ of Koran copies at Mater Dei Hospital Saturday, 30 July 2016, 06:52Last update: about 1 day ago The Health Ministry this morning condemned the “desecration” of Koran copies that were at the multi-faith room at Mater Dei Hospital. The incident happened on Friday afternoon. The […]
French Army Asks Citizens To Enlist — But No Muslim Headscarves, Please
July 26, 2016 DANIEL ESTRIN i Majda Belaroui, 21, answered the call to volunteer for the French military reserves following the recent terrorist attack in Nice. But Majda, a Muslim, refused to remove her headscarf and hijab, as required under a French law that prohibits displays of religion in government […]
Adel Kermiche: From troubled childhood to church killer
Kermiche was an attention-seeking child whose behavioural problems led him to a psychiatric hospital Image Credit: Supplied This still image taken from video shows the two men, Abdel Malik Nabil Petitjean and Adel Kermiche, behind the church attack in Normandy in this video released July 28, 2016. Published: 14:13 […]
French PM considers ban on foreign-funded mosques
Source: The Guardian By Agence France-Presse in Paris France’s prime minister has said he would consider a temporary ban on the foreign financing of mosques, urging a “new model” for relations […]
French PM considers ban on foreign-funded mosques
Manuel Valls, under fire after recent attacks, says he is open to idea of banning foreign financing of mosques Manuel Valls meeting religious representatives at the Elysee Palace in Paris earlier this week. Photograph: Messyaz/Sipa/Rex/Shutterstock Agence France-Presse in Paris Friday 29 July 2016 France’s prime minister has said he would […]
To understand the Islamist beheading of a French priest, we must remember what happened 20 years earlier
‘It is true that we found only their heads,’ the Archbishop of Algiers said quietly to me on a hot afternoon, the sound of police sirens echoing over the city, as he spoke of monks being slaughtered. ‘Three of their heads were hanging from a tree near a petrol station’ Robert Fisk […]
French Church Attacker Used Fake Identities to Evade Police, Authorities Say
Source: Time (PARIS) — France’s anti-terrorism prosecutor says one of the men who attacked a Normandy church evaded police twice using relatives’ ID cards in attempts to reach Syria. Paris Prosecutor Francois Molins told reporters that 19-year-old Adel Kermiche was wearing an electronic surveillance bracelet when he and another attacker […]
World is at war
Source. CNN Francis said Wednesday that “the world is at war” as he addressed the slaying of a Catholic priest by radical Islamists in France, but he stressed it was not a war of religion. Speaking on the papal plane en route to Krakow, Poland, for World Youth Day celebrations, Francis […]
French church attack: Faith leaders call for more security
Source: BBC French religious leaders have called for more security at places of worship following the murder of an elderly priest in Normandy on Tuesday. Representatives of Christian, Muslim, Jewish […]