In France, Maghrebian candidates who apply for a Master’s degree at university have a 12% lower chance of getting a response. This is revealed by a first study on possible discrimination around access to Master’s programs at university.
France is about to remove Morocco from the orange zone to place it in the green zone characterized by negligible or moderate circulation of Covid-19.
The Lille court sentenced a 27-year-old Algerian in an irregular situation in France to eight years in prison for trying to immolate his 20-year-old Moroccan partner and their 7-month-old daughter.
Student unions in Montpellier are showing their support for Jalal, a "brilliant student" of Moroccan origin, who is threatened with expulsion. A rally is being organized this Tuesday in front of the Montpellier administrative court, where his hearing will take place.
In France, immigration is a central issue in the presidential campaign, while many French Muslims are emigrating abroad due to discrimination and stigmatization. The "brain drain" of those who could serve as models of integration is hardly a concern for the candidates.
During his visit to Morocco, M’jid El Guerrab , outgoing French deputy from the 9th constituency of French citizens abroad, assured that the difficulties hindering the procedure for issuing French visas for Moroccan nationals will be lifted within a few weeks.
About fifty athletes, including Eric Cantona and Lilian Thuram, have pleaded the cause of female athletes wearing the veil. They have just published the petition entitled "Let the "hijabeuses" play", to make the French legislators see reason.
The Grenoble Criminal Court sentenced a 48-year-old man to 10 months in prison, 5 of which were suspended, for having damaged two Muslim prayer rooms, in Domène and La Mure (Isère), at the end of December 2021.
Several tenant and housing associations such as the Union sociale pour l’habitat (USH) have decided to file a complaint against the candidate of the Reconquête party, Eric Zemmour, for whom "social housing are lands of Islamization".
Morocco is the second most popular destination for French people for winter holidays. This is the result of the ranking of the online comparator Liligo, which conducted a study in collaboration with the polling institute Opinionway.
The position of Elisabeth Moreno, Minister Delegate for Gender Equality, on the wearing of the veil in sport, which is a support for the "hijabeuses" collective, is causing fierce controversy. The government is divided on the issue.
A Frenchman under an international arrest warrant issued by the French authorities was arrested by the police in Saidia, announces the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN).