Macron vs Le Pen: Islamophobia wins at the end of day
BY ABDENNOUR TOUMI APR 22, 2022 – DAILY SABAH French President and La Republique En Marche (LREM) party candidate for reelection Emmanuel Macron (L) and the far-right party National Rally […]
Why Sunday’s French election matters to the world
ANDREW HAMMOND April 24, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/rzbqq It is not just the French populace that is holding its breath as the final round of presidential election on Sunday sees […]
Macron and Le Pen clash over Russia, hijabs in fractious debate
The only debate between the two candidates in Sunday’s election comes with incumbent Emmanuel Macron leading challenger Marine Le Pen in polls. Published On 21 Apr 202221 Apr 2022 French […]
Macron and Le Pen battle to win over ‘politically orphaned’ French voters
French presidential election 2022 In a Paris suburb, opinion is divided over who to vote for after the defeat of leftwing Jean-Luc Mélenchon Kim Willsher in TrappesSat 16 Apr 2022 13.45 […]
Macron clashes with Le Pen over Islamic headscarf ban
The two candidates vying to be the next French president have defended their position on Muslim headscarves. The covering is already outlawed in schools and far-right candidate Marine Le Pen […]
Swiss media reacts to cliffhanger French election runoff
French President Emmanuel Macron will face far-right challenger Marine Le Pen in a winner-takes-all runoff for the French presidency on April 24. Victory for Macron, like in the previous presidential […]
The French culture war over Islam shows no sign of abating
OPINIONOPINION, Opinions|Islamophobia With another runoff between Macron and Le Pen looming, France’s obsession with Islam continues to disenfranchise voters and undermine the true separation of church and state. Emanuelle Degli […]
France’s socialists back Macron in fear of Le Pen victory
BY DAILY SABAH WITH DPA ANKARA APR 15, 2022 – A torn poster in support of Marine Le Pen, leader of the French far-right National Rally (Rassemblement National) party and candidate […]
Emmanuel Macron wages war on France’s Muslims
Ali Abunimah Power Suits 13 April 2022 This week, busloads of people traveled the 400 miles from Bordeaux to Paris. They went to the French capital to rally in support of their local […]
Macron the safe option as populism rises in France
MOHAMED CHEBARO April 13, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/gh3hf Another two weeks of bruising campaigning for the French presidential election has now begun, as the incumbent Emmanuel Macron and his far-right […]
French elections: Macron and Le Pen to fight for presidency
By Paul KirbyBBC News, Paris Related Topics French elections 2022 https://emp.bbc.com/emp/SMPj/2.44.14/iframe.htmlMedia caption, Watch: Emmanuel Macron says he will unite “all the different convictions and beliefs” if re-elected Emmanuel Macron has […]
French election: Macron faces far-right challenge as France votes
By Paul KirbyBBC News, Paris Published41 minutes ago Related Topics French elections 2022 French voters are casting their ballots in the opening round of a presidential race that could become […]
Why far right Le Pen is surging in French presidential polls
ANDREW HAMMOND April 09, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/v33nx As France goes to the polls on Sunday for the first-round presidential ballot, far right, pro-Russia and anti-NATO candidate Marine Le Pen […]
France needs a more decentralized approach to Islam
KHALED ABOU ZAHR April 07, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/8jf79 If you were to ask a 1980s American movie scriptwriter how to represent a Frenchman, he would probably describe him wearing […]
Le Pen vows headscarf fines in tight French election battle
By AFP – Apr 07,2022 JORDAN TIMES French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party Member of Parliament and presidential candidate Marine Le Pen speaks as she takes part in the show ’10 Minutes […]
French election: Far-right Le Pen closes in on Macron ahead of vote
By Lucy WilliamsonBBC Paris correspondent Related Topics French elections 2022 The least a president might expect, when juggling a war in Europe with an election at home, is a bounce […]
French rightwing candidate focuses on immigration as she slips to fifth in polls
Valérie Pécresse is trying to boost a flagging campaign that could split Les Républicains Angelique Chrisafis in Paris @achrisafisThu 24 Mar 2022 17.00 GMT The rightwing presidential candidate Valérie Pécresse has promised to rewrite the French constitution in order to fight crime and illegal immigration, as she tried to boost a flagging campaign that […]
Ghost of Charles de Gaulle is the secret to Macron’s political success
DR. JOHN C. HULSMAN February 25, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/vyfjb As Stephen King memorably wrote in “The Shining,” ghosts are real; “They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.” This […]
With the French elections on the horizon, who do France’s Muslim community turn to?
Ali Al-Enazi 10 February, 2022 As the 2022 French elections draw closer, the main candidates have each shown varying degrees of Islamophobia and antagonism towards France’s Muslim community. Who are […]
Zemmour Pledges Anti-Muslim Programs Ahead of French Election
Zemmour Pledges Anti-Muslim Programs Ahead of French Election PoliticalGeneralJanuary 26, 2022 TEHRAN (IQNA) – Far-right candidate Eric Zemmour has promised to impose vast anti-Muslim programs if reaching the Elysee Palace. […]