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NGOs File UN Complaint Against France for Alleged Anti-Muslim Discrimination
About thirty NGOs are attacking France before the United Nations Human Rights Council for Islamophobia and discrimination against Muslims.
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Morocco Ranks Second in Top Holiday Destinations for Belgian Travelers
Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, Morocco remains one of the favorite destinations of Belgian nationals for their holidays.
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Far-Right Group Launches Anti-Migrant Patrols at Franco-Spanish Border
The far-right organization Génération identitaire has started tracking "suspicious profiles" and "Afro-Maghrebians" at the Franco-Spanish border. A new anti-migrant operation, called "Mission Pyrénées", was launched on Tuesday, January 19, 2021.
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Muslim Community Feels Targeted by French Anti-Extremism Bill, Lawmaker Says
The PCF deputy Elsa Faucillon affirms that the Muslim community is stigmatized through the draft law "strengthening the republican principles" aimed at fighting radical Islam.
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France-Morocco Deal on Unaccompanied Minors Raises Concerns Over Deportation Measures
An association has unofficially obtained a copy of the official document relating to the Franco-Moroccan agreement facilitating the return of unaccompanied minors, which has not yet been made public, and denounces potential "authoritarian measures of removal". For its part, the French Ministry of Justice is reassuring.
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Nice Muslim Group Revives Plans for Major Mosque After City Abandons Project
The Organization of Muslims of the French Riviera (OMCA) intends to take over the project to build the great mosque of the Plaine du Var in Nice. This is after the mayor of the city decided to abandon this project.
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Pastor Advocates for Undocumented Moroccan Immigrant's Legal Status in France
Arrived in France for 5 years, Otmane, an undocumented Moroccan, is facing deportation. His meeting with Pastor Donato Dalla Valle, who manages the temporary shelter for the homeless, "Le Refuge", which welcomed him, will soon allow him to regularize his situation.
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Belgian Politician Faces Racist Abuse on Train Amid Ticket Inspection Incident
As he was taking the train from Ottignies to Chastre as usual last Friday, Hicham Zougagh, municipal councilor in Chastre, was subjected to racist insults. A passenger called him a "dirty Arab bastard" without being in any way disturbed.
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Rugby Star Claims Veil Led to Exclusion from French National Team
Former French international rugby player Assa Koita, 29, claims she was sidelined from the French team after she started wearing the veil. This sidelining would be the cause of the end of her international career.
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Moroccan Minors Arrested in France for Alleged Break-In and Home Invasion
The police arrested, on Saturday, January 16, three Moroccan minors aged 12, 13 and 14. Two of them are accused of having broken a window of a house and the third of home invasion.
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Moroccan Grocer Honored for Community Service During Pandemic Lockdowns
Ahmed Akbabou, 45, manager of the grocery store in Boynes, in the Pithiverais, received, last Friday, January 15, the medal of honorary citizen for his services during the lockdown periods.
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Muslim Charity Founder Sues French Interior Minister for Alleged Abuse of Power
Idriss Sihamedi, founding president of BarakaCity, has decided to file a complaint against the Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, for abuse of power and defamation. He announced it in a live broadcast on Twitter.