Muslim Woman to Sue French Far-Right Politician Over Veil Incident
18 October 2019
Humiliated for her veil on October 11 by an elected member of the Rassemblement national (RN), Fatima has decided to take the matter to court.
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French Government Split Over Islamic Veil in Schools and Public Life
16 October 2019
While Jean-Michel Blanquer, Minister of National Education, hammers that "the wearing of the veil is not desirable" in society, Cédric O, Secretary of State for Digital (…)
Far-Right Official Confronts Veiled Mother at French Regional Council Meeting
13 October 2019
The presence of a veiled woman accompanying her child to the Regional Council of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in Dijon provoked the anger of a Rassemblement national (RN) official (…)
Moroccan Defender Mendyl Aims for National Team Return After Bundesliga Struggles
1 October 2019
After his failed stint in Germany with Schalke 04, the Moroccan international has returned to Ligue 1, at Dijon. Determined to make people forget his failure in the Bundesliga, (…)
French Court Blocks Parents from Naming Child ’Jihad’, Cites Negative Connotations
29 September 2019
The French justice annulled, on Friday, September 27, the first name "Jihad" which it considers as a "pejorative meaning".
Morocco Eyes Dijon’s Mounir Chouiar for National Team Debut
26 September 2019
Pre-selected by Vahid Halilhodzic, the Dijon player Mounir Chouiar should join the squad soon. This young Franco-Mauritanian-Moroccan talent is one of the young elements on (…)
Moroccan International Hamza Mendyl Loaned to Dijon from Schalke 04
20 August 2019
The Moroccan international, Hamza Mendyl, joins Ligue 1 with the Dijon club. The native of Casablanca and former member of Lille has been loaned to this French club, without a (…)