Morocco: French Embassy to Streamline Schengen Visa Process in Rabat and Casablanca
6 March 2020
The services of the French embassy in Morocco want to make certain adjustments to the procedure for processing visa applications starting next fall.
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Substitute Teacher Fired After Allegedly Assaulting 8-Year-Old Student in Seine-et-Marne School
6 March 2020
A substitute teacher at the Pierre-et-Marie-Curie school in Chelles is accused of assaulting her 8-year-old student. She was immediately dismissed. The parents and the victim (…)
Suspect in Bar Manager’s Murder Remains Jailed After Legal Delay
6 March 2020
In pre-trial detention since 2016, Marc S., suspected of having murdered a bar manager, thought he could be released last Tuesday. But the hearing did not take place within the (…)
Morocco’s Mezian-Benjelloun and Bensouda Awarded French Legion of Honor
5 March 2020
Leïla Mezian-Benjelloun and Noureddine Bensouda were decorated, on Tuesday in Rabat, with the insignia of Officer of the Legion of Honor of the French Republic. The president (…)
French Muslim Council Urges Mosques to Follow Local COVID-19 Guidelines
4 March 2020
Faced with the damage caused daily by the coronavirus (Covid-19), religious authorities are also mobilizing. This is the case of the French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM). (…)
Coronavirus Outbreak: Mosques in Oise, France Close Doors to Worshippers
3 March 2020
Worshippers are no longer welcome in all the mosques in Oise, France, "closed until further notice", due to the spread of the coronavirus.
Far-Right Party Criticizes Veiled Candidate on Centrist List in Marseille Election
3 March 2020
The RN head of the municipal list, Stéphane Ravier, criticizes the candidacy of Sarah Labidi, a veiled woman, present on the LREM list in the 1st sector of the city of (…)
Macron Meets Pakistani Christian Woman, Sparks Controversy over Islam in France
3 March 2020
The meeting between the French President, Emmanuel Macron, and Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman, convicted and then acquitted of blasphemy against Islam in her country, (…)
French Actress’s Diversity Plea at César Awards Sparks Political Backlash
2 March 2020
Actress Aïssa Maïga chose the stage of the 45th Césars ceremony to launch an appeal for diversity in French cinema. A plea that was not to the liking of Nadine Morano, a former (…)
Ramadan 2020 in France: Fasting Dates Set for April 24 to May 23
2 March 2020
Every year, the first and last day of Ramadan are often the subject of lively questions, even controversies. The month of Ramadan begins 11 days earlier than the previous year, (…)