NGOs File UN Complaint Against France for Alleged Anti-Muslim Discrimination
20 January 2021
About thirty NGOs are attacking France before the United Nations Human Rights Council for Islamophobia and discrimination against Muslims.
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Far-Right Group Launches Anti-Migrant Patrols at Franco-Spanish Border
20 January 2021
The far-right organization Génération identitaire has started tracking "suspicious profiles" and "Afro-Maghrebians" at the Franco-Spanish border. A new anti-migrant operation, (…)
Muslim Community Feels Targeted by French Anti-Extremism Bill, Lawmaker Says
20 January 2021
The PCF deputy Elsa Faucillon affirms that the Muslim community is stigmatized through the draft law "strengthening the republican principles" aimed at fighting radical Islam.
France-Morocco Deal on Unaccompanied Minors Raises Concerns Over Deportation Measures
19 January 2021
An association has unofficially obtained a copy of the official document relating to the Franco-Moroccan agreement facilitating the return of unaccompanied minors, which has (…)
Nice Muslim Group Revives Plans for Major Mosque After City Abandons Project
19 January 2021
The Organization of Muslims of the French Riviera (OMCA) intends to take over the project to build the great mosque of the Plaine du Var in Nice. This is after the mayor of the (…)
Pastor Advocates for Undocumented Moroccan Immigrant’s Legal Status in France
18 January 2021
Arrived in France for 5 years, Otmane, an undocumented Moroccan, is facing deportation. His meeting with Pastor Donato Dalla Valle, who manages the temporary shelter for the (…)
Belgian Politician Faces Racist Abuse on Train Amid Ticket Inspection Incident
18 January 2021
As he was taking the train from Ottignies to Chastre as usual last Friday, Hicham Zougagh, municipal councilor in Chastre, was subjected to racist insults. A passenger called (…)
Rugby Star Claims Veil Led to Exclusion from French National Team
18 January 2021
Former French international rugby player Assa Koita, 29, claims she was sidelined from the French team after she started wearing the veil. This sidelining would be the cause of (…)
Moroccan Minors Arrested in France for Alleged Break-In and Home Invasion
18 January 2021
The police arrested, on Saturday, January 16, three Moroccan minors aged 12, 13 and 14. Two of them are accused of having broken a window of a house and the third of home invasion.
Moroccan Grocer Honored for Community Service During Pandemic Lockdowns
18 January 2021
Ahmed Akbabou, 45, manager of the grocery store in Boynes, in the Pithiverais, received, last Friday, January 15, the medal of honorary citizen for his services during the (…)