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, […]
Campaign to boycott French products gains steam
By Maram Kayed – Oct 26,2020 – JORDAN TIMES Palestinians lift placards during a rally in front of the municipality of the West Bank city of Hebron, in response to […]
PM Imran Khan takes on French President Macron over his anti-Islam policies
PM Imran Khan said that the “public statements based on ignorance will create more hate, Islamophobia”. Photo: File Prime Minister Imran Khan condemned French President Emmanuel Macron over his anti-Islam […]
France, the way to Islamic reformation is to challenge institutions — not stigmatize Muslims
Source: Washington Post By Ezzedine C. Fishere, who is a senior lecturer at Dartmouth College, where he has taught courses on Middle East politics and culture since 2016. He previously […]
How Switzerland and France approach ‘Islamic separatism’
President Emmanuel Macron wants to rid France of what authorities say is a “parallel society” of radical Muslims thriving outside the values of the nation. Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. […]
France’s Emmanuel Macron doesn’t want an Islamic reformation. He wants re-election
By Faisal Al Yafai | Journalist History is not on Emmanuel Macron’s side. France’s last two presidents have only lasted one term. But, happily, for him, history also provides a […]
France’s ‘crisis’ with Islam: A legacy of 200 years of colonial brutality
Joseph Massad 7 October 2020 10:44 UTC | Macron is not the first French ruler who wanted to ‘liberate Islam. This is an old French ‘secular’ tradition French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a […]
What explains Macron’s obsession with Islam and Muslims?
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the French president’s main policy priority appears to be placing new restrictions on the country’s Muslim community. French President Emmanuel Macron has once again offered his […]