French Muslims say Veil Bans Gives cover to Bias
French Muslims say constant talk about banning veils has made them targets of abuse. Credit Dmitry Kostyukov for The New York Times WISSOUS, France — Malek Layouni was not thinking […]
French mayor expelled for claiming Islam will be banned from France by 2027
A French mayor, who claimed on Twitter that Islam will be banned in France by 2027, is facing expulsion from the country’s main opposition conservative party after rightists termed his […]
Charlie Hebdo accused of hypocrisy as it suspends journalist after death threats over her articles attacking Islam
the daily mail: Satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo has been accused of hypocrisy after it suspended a journalist who has received death threats for her articles attacking Islamic extremism. Zineb El […]
DEAR FRANCE, STOP SKIRTING AROUND THE REAL ISSUE
worldreligionnews.com: FEATURED CONTRIBUTOR NUSRAT QADIR RESPONDS TO A FRENCH SCHOOL’S DECISION TO SEND A 15-YEAR-OLD GIRL HOME FROM SCHOOL BECAUSE HER SKIRT WAS TOO LONG AND COULD BE CONSTRUED AS […]
Uproar as French mayor ‘counts Muslim children’
Robert Ménard, mayor of Béziers in southern France. Photo: AFP Uproar as French mayor ‘counts Muslim children’ Published: 05 May 2015 15:49 GMT+02:00 A French mayor backed by the far-right […]
Uproar as French mayor 'counts Muslim children'
Robert Ménard, mayor of Béziers in southern France. Photo: AFP Uproar as French mayor ‘counts Muslim children’ Published: 05 May 2015 15:49 GMT+02:00 A French mayor backed by the far-right […]
Islam in Germany and France: A Collection of Articles
Epigraph: He (Allah) it is Who has sent His Messenger (Muhammad), with guidance and the Religion of truth, that He may make it prevail over all other religions. And sufficient is Allah as […]
Promoting Islam as Religion and Secularism as Politics in France
Epigraph: There should be no compulsion in religion. Surely, right has become distinct from wrong; so whosoever refuses to be led by those who transgress, and believes in Allah, has […]
France invests €100mn in battle against anti-Semitism & Islamophobia
Source: RT France is allocating €100 million to battle racism, anti-Semitism and Muslim hate in the wake of recent hatred-driven violent attacks in the country, but it will take at […]
Campaign For A 'French Islam' Reaches Out To Both Imams And Non-Muslim Government Leaders
Source: Huffington Post The Huffington Post | By Elizabeth Bryant Posted: 04/07/2015 1:33 pm EDT LYON, France (RNS) Sunlight slants across a classroom at the Catholic University of Lyon, where […]
Campaign For A ‘French Islam’ Reaches Out To Both Imams And Non-Muslim Government Leaders
Source: Huffington Post The Huffington Post | By Elizabeth Bryant Posted: 04/07/2015 1:33 pm EDT LYON, France (RNS) Sunlight slants across a classroom at the Catholic University of Lyon, where […]
The Volokh Conspiracy : Adherents of Islam, second largest religion in the world, are a “powerless, disenfranchised minority”?
By Eugene Volokh April 11 Washington Post A sign among flowers near a cultural center where a person was shot and killed in an attack in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Feb. 17. A 22-year-old Danish gunman opened fire at a cultural center and a synagogue — targets that resembled […]
French Muslim leader calls for number of mosques to double over next two years
Epigraph: He (Allah) it is Who has sent His Messenger (Muhammad), with guidance and the Religion of truth, that He may make it prevail over all other religions. And sufficient […]
French flocking to buy books on Islam following Charlie Hebdo attacks
Source: The Russia Today RT: France is witnessing a surge in people buying books on Islam. Interest in the religion has seen three times as many volumes sold in the first […]
French comedian sentenced for ‘condoning terrorism’ in FB post
Russia Today: Amid a crackdown on hate speech and “condoning terrorism” online, a French court has handed out a two-month suspended prison sentence to prominent comedian and political activist Dieudonne […]
France to double number of university courses teaching Islam to combat rise of extremism
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls has announced plans to double the number of university courses teaching Islam, in an effort to counter the rise of Islamic extremism and far-right extremism. […]
The dangerous folly of trying to divide France’s Jews and Muslims
Guardian: Five teenagers were arrested last week in eastern France for desecrating more than 300 Jewish graves. In a shocking attack, tombstones were smashed up and swastikas daubed in red […]
How France Plans To Promote Dialogue With Its Growing Muslim Community
How France Plans To Promote Dialogue With Its Growing Muslim Community Source: Huffington Post | By SYLVIE CORBET Posted: 02/25/2015 10:45 am EST Updated: 02/25/2015 10:59 am EST PARIS (AP) […]
French PM urges Jews to stay after tombs defaced
Prime Minister Manuel Valls on Monday urged France’s Jews to stay in the country after a fresh call by the Israeli premier for European Jews to emigrate to Israel. “My message to French Jews is the following: France is wounded with you and France does not want you to leave,” […]
Classic cars abandoned for decades in French barn valued at $20 million
Jake Wallis Simons, for CNN (CNN)At first glance, there doesn’t seem to be anything remarkable about a collection of 60 broken-down, rusty cars, some of which date back to before […]