Far-right renaissance haunts Europe
CHRIS DOYLE December 28, 2023 Just how strong is the far right in Europe? And is it getting more popular? These are questions that trouble many people. Democrats question what […]
Time to get rid of the short-sighted politics of migration
RANVIR S. NAYAR December 25, 2023 Earlier this month, developments took place in the parliaments of two European countries, with opposing results, but both incidents illustrate the same problem: that […]
Modern-Day Book Burning – Ilan Pappé Speaks out against French Censorship of His Work
December 21, 2023 Articles, Features By Palestine Chronicle Staff “In the past, people burned books in Europe they did not want people to read – in the 21st century they just have to […]
France passes controversial immigration bill amid deep division in Macron’s party
Strict new law contains so many hardline measures that the far-right Marine Le Pen has claimed it as an ‘ideological victory’ The members of the left hold signs in French […]
French parliament rejects Macron’s immigration bill
The French parliament on Monday voted down a flagship immigration bill of President Emmanuel Macron’s government, prompting his high-profile interior minister to offer to resign over the “failure”. Macron rejected the offer from Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin to step down, instead ordering him to find new ways to break the […]
‘Clash of civilizations’ looms over EU elections
Far-right parties are cashing in on decades of campaigning against Islam and migration, as they move to the center ground. In the lead up to the Dutch election, Wilders did […]
In France the secularism laws apply to Muslims only
Macron ignites secularism row over Hanukkah ritual at presidential palace Story by Henry Samuel Emmanuel Macron said the event had been carried out in the spirit of the Republic Emmanuel […]
Searching for a granddaughter he’s never met | Finding Alaa
Promoted post: The Best Muslim, Jewish and Christian Voices for Bringing Peace in Israel and Palestine and The Muslim Times is nominating Senator Bernie Sanders for Nobel Peace Prize for 2024
Solidarity with Palestinians is not hate speech, whatever would-be censors say
The ObserverIsrael-Hamas war Kenan Malik Freedom of expression is imperilled when speakers are cancelled, whether by the left or the right Sun 3 Dec 2023 An award ceremony for the […]
European officials ‘deeply concerned’ for Muslims amid surge in attacks
Islamophobia Representatives from 10 countries sign statement warning of rising hate crimes against Muslims and Jews Ashifa Kassam European Community affairs correspondent @ashifa_kThu 30 Nov 2023 French mounted police outside the […]
France ‘does not accept’ fourth generation migrants asking for their rights: Expert
September 22, 2023 French political scientist, Francois Burgat [@frburgat/X The root cause of the opposition to Islam in French society stems from a reluctance among descendants of colonisers to accept […]
Seeking common ground in a world of rivalry: AKDN at the 2023 Paris Peace Forum
France · 13 November 2023 · 2 min Ángel Gurría, President of the Paris Peace Forum, welcomed Prince Rahim Aga Khan to the event’s 6th edition at the Palais Brongniart. Photo courtesy of Paris Peace […]
Does France’s past anti-Semitism justify Islamophobia?
BY ABDENNOUR TOUMI NOV 14, 2023 – DAILY SABAH French President Emmanuel Macron answers journalist’s questions on the tarmac of Cairo airport, prior to his departure, Cairo, Egypt, Oct. 25, […]
Macron calls on Israel to stop killing Gaza’s women and babies
bbc.com https://emp.bbc.com/emp/SMPj/2.50.8/iframe.htmlMedia caption, France’s President Macron urges Israel to stop killing Gaza’s women and children By Katya Adler & Toby Luckhurst BBC News, Paris Israel must stop killing babies and […]
Le Pen’s anti-Islamism and support of Israel seen as attempt to obscure antisemitic past
As antisemitic incidents rise in France, far right leader’s party is promising to protect French Jews from Islamism Angelique Chrisafis in Paris @achrisafis Mon 6 Nov 2023 The French far-right leader […]
Macron Says “Hate The Debate” On Value Of Jewish Versus Palestinian Lives
“You have to attack and punish the terrorist groups but civilians are not the ones to attack.” French President Emmanuel Macron said. World NewsAgence France-PresseUpdated: November 01, 2023 7:24 pm […]
Muslims are already excluded from French political life: that’s the real issue in the school abayas row
OpinionFrance This article is more than 1 month old Kaoutar Harchi Abaya-wearing girls are seen not simply as students, but as envoys of global Islamism conspiring against the French nation ue […]
The anti-colonialist
Rafia Zakaria Published October 25, 2023 THE history of South Asia and most other outposts of the British (or the Dutch or French) is replete with the struggles of the ancestors of […]
France police arrest woman for saying Islamic greeting ‘assalam alaykum’
October 15, 2023 at 9:03 am A woman seen passing near a squad of police during the rally on October 13, 2023 in Paris [Telmo Pinto/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images] […]
Fraxinetum. An Arab State in Southern France and Switzerland in the 10th century
Fraxinetum Coordinates: 43°19′17″N 06°27′50″E From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Fraxinetum or Fraxinet (Arabic: فرخشنيط, romanized: Farakhshanīt or فرخشة Farakhsha, from Latin fraxinus: “ash tree“, fraxinetum: “ash forest”) was the site of a Muslim fortress in Provence between about 887 and 972. It is identified with modern La Garde-Freinet, near Saint-Tropez. […]