Controversy Erupts Over Alleged Muslim Prayer Room at French School
2 October 2023
A college in Pau is accused of having set up a "prayer room" for Muslim students as part of a trip to Arette, about fifty kilometers in the Pyrenees.
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French Court Weighs Police Identity Checks Amid Discrimination Claims
2 October 2023
Seized by several NGOs who denounce identity checks by the police, which they consider "discriminatory", the Council of State ruled on this very sensitive issue on Friday.
Reality TV Star Ayem Nour Returns to France with Son After Custody Battle in Morocco
1 October 2023
After being stranded in Morocco for months, Ayem Nour, the TPMP People columnist, accused by her ex-husband Vincent Miclet of kidnapping their son Ayvin, returns with excellent (…)
Moroccan Man’s 8-Year Search Ends: Missing Father with Alzheimer’s Found Buried Near Paris
1 October 2023
Hisham Terrak finally found his father, El Mekki, suffering from Alzheimer’s and missing for eight years. The Moroccan retiree, buried anonymously in a cemetery in the Paris (…)
Moroccan Minister Rejects French, Opts for Arabic, English or Spanish at Health Conference
1 October 2023
The crisis between Morocco and France seems to have reached the linguistic level. A Moroccan minister even refused to speak in French.
French TV Host Sparks Backlash Over Bed Bug and Immigration Comments
1 October 2023
A French journalist is at the center of a controversy for having linked the proliferation of bed bugs to immigration.
IOC Allows Hijab in Olympic Village, Overriding French Ban for 2024 Paris Games
1 October 2023
Faced with the controversy surrounding the French decision, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) authorizes the wearing of the Islamic veil inside the athletes’ village (…)
Iconic Renault 12: Exhibit Honors North African Migrants’ Journey Home at Marseille Museum
1 October 2023
An exhibition dedicated to the old overloaded Renault 12 cars used by thousands of North Africans, who returned to Morocco, Algeria during the holidays, is taking place at the (…)
Royal Air Maroc Fills Void Left by Air France in Niger’s Airspace
30 September 2023
Since the military regime that took power opened the Nigerien airspace "to all domestic and international commercial flights except French flights or flights chartered by (…)
Morocco-France Relations Deteriorate Amid Visa Debate and Journalist Expulsions
29 September 2023
Relations between Morocco and France continue to be strained. Abdelhak Najib, writer, political scientist, essayist and lecturer, specialist in Africa and international (…)