Tunisian Immigrant Crowned Paris’s Top Baker in Remarkable Career Shift
8 March 2020
Taieb Sahal is named best baker in Paris 2020. From mover to baker, life seems to be smiling on this 26-year-old Tunisian.
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French Paraglider Dies in Tragic Accident in Morocco’s Taroudant Region
8 March 2020
While practicing paragliding, his favorite sport, a French tourist died following a free fall in Morocco.
Jack Lang Reappointed as Arab World Institute President in Paris
7 March 2020
Jack Lang’s term has just been renewed at the head of the Arab World Institute (IMA). The institution, which announced the news on Friday, thus demonstrates its great (…)
Muslim Activist’s Election List Sparks Controversy in French Municipal Race
6 March 2020
Running for the municipal elections in Garges-lès-Gonesse, the list led by Samy Debah, the founder in 2003 of the Collective Against Islamophobia in France (CCIF), is among the (…)
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.
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.