In the United States, rappers have worked for years to deconstruct stereotypes presenting Muslims as terrorists and threats. In their songs, they have constantly highlighted the link between Islam and peace.
After requiring Muslim players on the France Espoirs team to postpone their fasting during the last Ramadan, the French Football Federation (FFF) finds itself at the center of a new controversy. A young talent would have been excluded from the France U16 team because of a religious celebration.
The abaya, a loose female garment that is causing controversy in France, and the qamis, a tunic worn by men in many Muslim countries, are in the sights of Gabriel Attal, the Minister of National Education. He intends to indicate to the rectors of academies the conduct to be followed for the next school year in this matter.
The judicial police of the 3rd district of Paris are conducting an investigation after the reporting, last weekend, of several false bomb threats targeting the Great Mosque of the city. The security of the site has been reinforced.
France is building more mosques while it is destroying churches, a user of the social network X (formerly Twitter) recently denounced. Information deemed unfounded, especially since the French state has not built any more religious buildings since the 1905 law.
Daily Sabah, a pro-government Turkish daily published in Turkey, available in English, German, Arabic and Russian and owned by the Turkuvaz Media Group, celebrates Marrakech, "Morocco’s historic jewel, the imprint of Islam in North Africa".
Three Moroccan imams, considered a threat to national security, were expelled from Spain and about thirty, listed as extremists, were banned from entering prisons in 2022, according to a report on terrorism in Spain.
The security guards at the municipal pool in Benicalap (Valencia) refused entry to Fadila Said, a veiled woman who was accompanying her two children aged 8 and 5. The National Police have opened an investigation to determine if this is a hate crime.
Moroccan Nouhaila Benzina could be the first footballer in history to play with a hijab, if she takes the field in the match against South Korea in the Women’s World Cup, scheduled for this Sunday.
The Audiencia Nacional has confirmed the 5-year and 6-month prison sentence of Bilal Jfita, the imam of a mosque in Getafe, for self-radicalization and incitement to jihad.
The National Court has rejected the appeal of a Moroccan jihadist who was demanding the cancellation of his expulsion ordered by the Secretary of State for Security because he poses a threat to national security. In his defense, the man claimed to be homosexual and that he would be in danger once in Morocco.
Former OGC Nice coach Christophe Galtier , as well as his son John Valovic-Galtier, were taken into police custody on Friday as part of an investigation into allegations of discrimination within the club.