The Al Cham Institute, a Muslim religious establishment located in Montpellier, has been closed following an unannounced administrative inspection carried out by the prefecture. The authorities found that the establishment was illegally hosting underage children under the age of six without authorization.
After several years of searching, the mosque of Millau has managed to find the long-awaited imam. He is young and fluent in French. The Muslim Cultural Association of Millau believes that with the arrival of the young Moroccan preacher Mossaab Lkhouche, a new era is opening for the community.
The Alençon criminal court sentenced a Moroccan Muslim man "refugee in an extreme religion" for violence committed against his ex-wife in 2021 in Alençon (Orne).
Parliament has questioned the Minister of Education about the decision of a French court to cancel additional Arabic classes in a French school in Morocco .
The Royal Commission in charge of the pilgrimage in Morocco has just set the quota for the 1444 Hajj season at 34,000 pilgrims. This decision was made following the lifting of restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the requirement for pilgrims to be under 65 years of age. The procedure for paying the fees will take place in a single payment between February 27 and March 10, 2023.
Questioned about "the religious supervision of Moroccans Residing Abroad (MREs)", the Minister of Habous and Islamic Affairs, Ahmed Toufiq, stated that the government has made arrangements so that this operation will finally take place during the month of Ramadan , after several postponements due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The lifting of the parliamentary immunity of the European deputy Nicolas Bay, former cadre of the Rassemblement national, also vice-president of Reconquête! targeted by an investigation for incitement to racial hatred against Muslims, paves the way for the elected representative to be brought to justice.
The court of appeal heavily sentenced two of the eleven Internet users prosecuted in the Mila case , a young woman harassed online for having insulted Islam in a video.
The French Basketball Federation prohibits the wearing of the veil in its competitions. An "unfair" measure that penalized Salimata Sylla, a basketball player for over 13 years. Yet the sports hijab is worn by many athletes around the world.
The Union of Islamic Communities of the Campo de Gibraltar condemned on Wednesday the alleged terrorist acts of the Moroccan who stabbed to death the sacristan of the church of Nuestra Señora de La Palma and seriously injured the priest of the chapel of San Isidro in Algeciras (Cádiz).
A new book on Jean-Mohamed Abd el-Jalil, the Moroccan Muslim converted to Christianity before becoming a Catholic priest, will be presented on Saturday, January 21 at the Lazare-Garreau social center in Lille. Its author, historian Moussa Marghich, is one of the members of an interfaith group in the city.
In France, the start and end dates of the month of Ramadan are now known. This will be the first real month of fasting after the health crisis due to Covid-19.