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French Muslims to Celebrate Mawlid Nabawi on November 9-10
The night of November 9 to 10, 2019 marks the celebration of the Mawlid Nabawi of the year 1441, according to a press release from the Union of Mosques of France (UMF).
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Paris Police Disarm 7 Officers Amid Radicalization Concerns Following HQ Attack
Nearly a month after the attack carried out at the Paris Police Prefecture, 7 police officers have been "disarmed following their reporting" on suspicion of radicalization.
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Protesters Rally Against CNews, Citing Islamophobic Climate in France
A collective of citizens opposed to the polemicist Eric Zemmour will gather this Saturday in front of the CNews headquarters to call on the channel about its responsibility in the establishment of an Islamophobic climate in France.
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French Government Won't Ban Community-Based Election Lists, Affirms Free Speech
No restriction on freedom of expression during election campaigns. This is the message announced by Sébastien Lecornu, Minister of Territorial Communities, on Tuesday, October 29, on Europe 1.
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French Senator Sparks Outrage with Controversial Remarks on Veiled School Chaperones
In the midst of the debate, on Tuesday, October 29, in the Senate, on the LR bill aimed at banning the wearing of religious symbols by parent chaperones during school outings, the Senator of Moselle, Jean-Louis Masson, did not hesitate to compare the veiled mothers to "Halloween witches". The controversy is raging, the Internet users are unleashed.
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French Senate Passes Bill Banning Religious Symbols on School Trips
163 votes against 114 and 40 abstentions. This is the vote by which the Senate, predominantly on the right, adopted, on Tuesday, October 29, on first reading, a bill from the Republicans on the ban on wearing religious symbols by parent chaperones during school outings.
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CNews Shifts Controversial Commentator Eric Zemmour's Show to Delayed Broadcast
The new CNews show, "Face à l’info", with the controversial commentator Eric Zemmour, will no longer be broadcast live, but slightly delayed, the Canal+ Group management said on Tuesday.
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Bayonne Mosque Shooting Victims Stable After Surgery, Investigation Continues
The Prefecture of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques has provided some information on the two septuagenarians seriously injured during the attack on the Bayonne mosque. Their lives are no longer in danger.
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Elderly Ex-Political Candidate Arrested for Shooting at Bayonne Mosque, Injuring Two
Renowned for its calm, Bayonne was the scene of an Islamophobic attack on Monday, October 28. An 84-year-old man fired two shots at the town’s mosque, seriously injuring two people. Shortly afterwards, Claude Sinké was arrested at his home.
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Algerian Senior, in France Since 1966, Wins Reprieve from Deportation Threat
While he was threatened with expulsion in January, Mohand finally obtained an appointment at the prefecture to study his case and renew his residence permit. The 70-year-old man of Algerian origin, who was the victim of an "administrative imbroglio", is finally smiling again.
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Cybersecurity Firm Names Jamel Debbouze as Riskiest French Celebrity in Online Searches
For the thirteenth consecutive year, the McAfee Society, a cybersecurity specialist, has established the list of the twenty French personalities whose search poses risks to Internet users. Among other names, we note the Franco-Moroccan comedian Jamel Debbouze, the singer Angèle and Rémi Gaillard.
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France Strips Citizenship from 16 Dual Nationals over Terrorism, Sparking Maghreb Tensions
While Morocco and Algeria are more conciliatory on the subject, Tunisia, on the other hand, seems more radical. Many of these dual nationals from Maghreb countries have lost their French nationality due to terrorism-related affairs.