Spanish Green Party Leader Converts to Islam During Morocco Visit
12 June 2019
Toni Roderic, one of the leaders of the Spanish Green party, becomes Jamal. He came to Morocco last weekend. And he went to visit the Zawiya Boutchichiya.
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Mosque in Le Blanc-Mesnil Robbed of €12,000 in Donations, Imam Suspects Outside Culprit
8 June 2019
The safe containing the donations of the faithful of the mosque on Rue Maxime-Gorki, in Le Blanc-Mesnil, was stolen by an unknown person. It contained between 10,000 and 12,000 (…)
Muslim Women Stage ’Burkini’ Protest at French Municipal Pool
22 May 2019
To protest against the internal regulations of swimming pools that they consider "discriminatory", Muslim women supported by the "Alliance citoyenne" collective organized a (…)
French Senate Votes to Ban Religious Symbols on School Trips, Targeting Veiled Muslim Women
19 May 2019
The French Senate this week adopted an amendment that bans religious symbols during school outings. The initiators of this amendment specifically target Muslim women wearing veils.
Pope’s Morocco Visit Highlights Kingdom’s Commitment to Religious Tolerance
13 May 2019
The Spanish magazine "Atalayar entre dos orillas" in its latest issue of April has devoted two articles to the visit made, at the end of last March, to Morocco by Pope Francis, (…)
Belgian Mosques Welcome Moroccan Imams for Ramadan Amid Local Shortage
9 May 2019
While hundreds of Moroccan imams and morchidates have been sent around the world to provide religious supervision and officiate at prayers during the month of Ramadan in (…)
Morocco Sends Hundreds of Imams Abroad for Ramadan Religious Guidance
4 May 2019
As every year on the occasion of Ramadan, the Moroccan authorities have decided to send several hundred imams and mourchidates around the world. France will have the largest (…)
Saint-Denis Great Mosque Set to Open for Ramadan After Years of Delays
27 April 2019
Postponed several times for years, the opening of the Great Mosque of Saint Denis is now just a matter of days. The Seine-Saint-Denis prefecture, which considered that the (…)
Aix-en-Provence Mosque Evacuated by Police After Illegal Reoccupation
26 April 2019
The police proceeded on Wednesday morning to the evacuation of the Calendal mosque in Aix-en-Provence. The place of worship had already been closed in the past by the (…)
French Muslim Group Urges Donations for Notre-Dame Restoration
18 April 2019
The Muslims of France have been called upon by the Union of Muslims of France (UMF) to participate in the restoration of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris, by joining the (…)