Source: theguardian.com The mayor of Paris plans to sue Fox News for its reporting on the city in the wake of the attack on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. “When we’re insulted, and when we’ve had an image, then I think we’ll have to sue, I think we’ll have to […]
Source: independent.co.uk Muslim-owned businesses also targeted as hate crimes increase. Twenty-six mosques around France have been subject to attack by firebombs, gunfire, pig heads, and grenades as Muslims are targeted with violence […]
Source: france24.com The debate in France over how to refer to terrorists who kill others in the name of Islam is heating up after the country’s leading far-right figure took the government to task for shying away from the word “Islamist”. More….http://www.france24.com/en/20150119-france-government-afraid-using-word-islamist-marine-le-pen-oped-charlie-hebdo/
hrw.org: “The [French] Republic is freedom of expression,” said President Francois Hollande on January 7 in reaction to the horrific attack against the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo that left 12 people dead. But is it really? A wave of cases opened by the French judiciary over the past several days […]
Source: theguardian.com Rachida Dati, the first Muslim woman to hold a key ministerial post in France, calls for a new stance on religion In the immediate aftermath of the terrible attacks that have shaken our country, the French came together last week in a rarely equalled demonstration of national unity. […]
Source: theguardian.com The large numbers of children in mainly Muslim areas of France who refused to observe a minute’s silence for the victims of the Paris terror attacks shows that the country has “serious work to do to avoid a catastrophe”, warns Laurent Cantet, director of an award-winning film set […]
This week, I’m told I haven’t apologised enough. Not nearly enough – being a British Muslim, and confining my expressions of disbelief, alarm and anger, to only my circle of friends, colleagues and family – when in Paris, 17 are dead, Europe is in mourning, and the freedoms enshrined in […]
NY Times: On the same day that the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo immediately sold out an initial run of five million copies of its latest issue—which featured a cover image […]
Source: huffingtonpost.com Lassana Bathily, 24, saved at least six people during the Jan. 9 attack on the kosher market where he worked in Paris. For his bravery, the Malian immigrant will […]
OnIslam Staff CAIRO – French director Isabelle Matic has announced her decision to revert to Islam on her FaceBook account, making the unexpected announcement only a few days after Charlie […]
Source: france24.com Lassana Bathily, the Malian Muslim employee who helped save the lives of several customers during last week’s deadly attack on a kosher supermarket in Paris, will be awarded French nationality, France’s Interior Bernard Cazeneuve announced Thursday. More……http://www.france24.com/en/20150115-france-malian-hero-lassana-bathily-kosher-supermarket-attack-citizenship/
Source: bbc.co.uk French President Francois Hollande has vowed that his country will protect all religions, saying that Muslims are the main victims of fanaticism. Speaking at the Arab World Institute, he said Islam was compatible with democracy and thanked Arabs for their solidarity over terrorism in Paris. More…http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-30829733
by Khaled A Beydoun Khaled A Beydoun is an Assistant Professor of Law at the Barry University Dwayne O Andreas School of Law. He is a native of Detroit. French Islamophobia stands to become far more severe and strident, writes Beydoun [Reuters] Ahmed Merabat was the first of the 12 […]
By Daniele Mariani swissinfo.ch JAN 13, 2015 – 16:50 Around 80% of all Muslims in Switzerland are from the Balkans region or Turkey where Islam is moderate and rarely politicised, […]
Summary The corpses were still warm last week when the Israeli prime minister alighted in Paris to tell French Jews that their real home was Israel. Netanyahu seemed unconcerned by the interests of the people most affected by his statements, namely France’s Jews. Here they were, looking for reassurances as […]
Source: The Guardian: By Ben Child French film director calls for rejection of extremism and promises to work with Muslim community for a fairer society My brother, if you knew […]
Source: The Daily Star, Lebanon No, the Quran Does Not Punish Blasphemy By Fareed Zakaria Jan. 12, 2015 As they went on their rampage, the men who murdered 12 people in Paris last week yelled that they had “avenged the Prophet.” They followed in the path of other terrorists […]
Huff Post: by Mehdi Hasan — Does it not bother you to see Barack Obama – who demanded that Yemen keep the anti-drone journalist Abdulelah Haider Shaye behind bars, after he was convicted on “terrorism-related charges” in a kangaroo court – jump on the free speech ban wagon? Weren’t you […]
Source: The Independent A petition to honour Lassana Bathily, the Muslim shop worker who saved 15 hostages during last Friday’s terror attack on a kosher supermarket in France, has gained […]
Photo Illustration by Emil Lendof/The Daily Beast Jamie Dettmer 01.14.15 The Widow of a Paris Terrorist and Other Real Wives of Islamic State The high-profile spouses of […]