West fails to act against rising anti-Islam sentiment: Erdoğan
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL POLITICS FEB 06, 2021 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan speaks at the Ali Cami after a Friday prayer, Istanbul, Feb. 5, 2021. (AA Photo) “Muslims are being […]
‘Je ne regrette rien’ won’t do, M. Macron
Author DR. DANIA KOLEILAT KHATIB January 24, 2021 French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech to the French Bakery and Pastry Federation members next to the traditional epiphany cake, at […]
France: Commission approves bill targeting Muslims
Bill introduced by French president to fight so-called Islamist separatism Alaattin Dogru | 24.01.2021 PARIS A special commission in the French National Assembly approved the “charter of republican values” which […]
Macron hails French Muslim charter against extremism
By AFP – Jan 18,2021 – JORDAN TIMES PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron praised French Muslim leaders on Monday after they agreed on a “charter of principles” aimed at combatting […]
Macron, French media and Muslims: Big brother is watching
BY ABDENNOUR TOUMI OP-ED DEC 29, 2020 French President Emmanuel Macron on a screen as he attends a conference round table via videoconference in Paris, France, Dec. 17, 2020. (Reuters […]
France Islam: French cabinet backs law targeting extremism
Published 6 hours ago The French cabinet has approved a bill aimed at tackling radical Islam after a recent series of attacks by extremists. The draft law, part of a […]
Macron: France will sell arms to Egypt to help counter terrorism in Middle East
French President Emmanuel Macron, right, and Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Siss gesture upon El-Sissi arrival at the Elysee palace, Monday, Dec. 7, 2020 in Paris. (AP) Short Url https://arab.news/brubg French president […]
Yes, Islam Is Facing a Crisis. No, France Isn’t Helping Solve It.
By Mustafa Akyol, who is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, focusing on Islam and modernity, and the author of the forthcoming Reopening Muslim Minds: A Return to Reason, […]
What religion is in crisis in France? – The Existential Predicament of the Catholic Faith in France
With a paternal grandmother of French ancestry and an Irish mother, Abdul Ghany Jahangeer Khan has a decidedly Catholic background. Many of his relatives still identify as Catholic today, […]
Macron’s anti-Islam, pandemic management hand power to French far-right
BY ABDENNOUR TOUMI OP-ED NOV 13, 2020 In the autumn of 2018, the “yellow vests” movement against rising taxes and the high cost of living rocked French streets. Faced with […]
Al-Azhar Grand Imam calls for int’l legislation to protect Muslims against acts of hate, discrimination
Al Ahram – Egypt’s Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Ahmed El-Tayyeb called for drafting an international legislation that criminalises acts of hate and discrimination against Muslims worldwide. El-Tayyeb’s call came at […]
France to propose abolishing customs union between Turkey, EU
BY DAILY SABAH ANKARA EU AFFAIRS NOV 09, 2020 French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian speaks during a press conference following a Defense Council meeting at Elysee Palace in Paris […]
Attacks in France and Austria bring home Europe’s violent extremism problem
Police officers stand guard by the Notre-Dame de l’Assomption Basilica in Nice after a knife-wielding man killed three people at the church. Two women, below, react to the attack. (AFP) […]
Quran doesn’t tell people to fight any more than Gita, Bible, Torah. Why pick on Muslims
The offensive cartoons on Prophet Muhammad were projected on all government buildings in France. If this isn’t bullying the entire Muslim community, I don’t know what is. ZAINAB SIKANDER 2 […]
Macron says he can ‘understand’ shock of prophet cartoons
By AFP – Nov 01,2020 – JORDAN TIMES PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron said that he could understand if Muslims were shocked by cartoons of Prophet Mohammed, as French authorities […]
Unspeakable acts of barbarism should not be an excuse for Emmanuel Macron to demonise Muslims
Source: Independent As his administration pursues a clampdown against Islam – including the closure of Mosques – the suggestion seems to be that Muslim hate is desirable By Nabila Ramdani, […]
Islamophobia: Macron’s desperate bid for re-election
Source: Al Jazeera Macron’s Islamophobic approach to the French Muslim community will not help address radicalisation. By Ali Saad Ali Saad is a French sociologist and media critic, focusing on […]
Anger towards Emmanuel Macron grows in Muslim world
Source: The Guardian Protests take place in several countries against French president in aftermath of crackdown Michael Safi in Beirut, Redwan Ahmed in Dhaka, Akhtar Mohammad Makoii in Herat and […]
Anger spreads in Islamic world after Macron’s backing for Muhammad cartoons
Calls for boycott of French goods after president’s remarks at tribute to murdered teacher Samuel Paty A protester in Istanbul holds a picture of Emmanuel Macron, which has been defaced […]
Morocco calls Muhammad cartoons an ‘act of provocation’ as France urges Arab countries not to overreact
Mayank Aggarwal 2 hrs ago Morocco has become the latest Arab nation to hit out at France after cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad were projected onto two French government buildings, […]
