French Muslims to Celebrate Mawlid Nabawi on November 9-10
1 November 2019
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
1 November 2019
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.
Protesters Rally Against CNews, Citing Islamophobic Climate in France
1 November 2019
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 (…)
French Government Won’t Ban Community-Based Election Lists, Affirms Free Speech
31 October 2019
No restriction on freedom of expression during election campaigns. This is the message announced by Sébastien Lecornu, Minister of Territorial Communities, on Tuesday, October (…)
French Senator Sparks Outrage with Controversial Remarks on Veiled School Chaperones
31 October 2019
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, (…)
French Senate Passes Bill Banning Religious Symbols on School Trips
31 October 2019
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 (…)
CNews Shifts Controversial Commentator Eric Zemmour’s Show to Delayed Broadcast
31 October 2019
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 (…)
Bayonne Mosque Shooting Victims Stable After Surgery, Investigation Continues
31 October 2019
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 (…)
Elderly Ex-Political Candidate Arrested for Shooting at Bayonne Mosque, Injuring Two
30 October 2019
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 (…)
Algerian Senior, in France Since 1966, Wins Reprieve from Deportation Threat
30 October 2019
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 (…)