Since 2012, the religious leaders and imams of Lyon have benefited from a training program to strengthen their capacities. In total, 120 imams have already followed these trainings carried out in partnership with the Catholic University.
The Islamologist and researcher, Asma Lamrabet, calls for the repeal of Article 490 of the Penal Code which punishes extramarital sexual relations. According to her and the "Collective 490", a group that denounces the same article, this text is contrary to the morality of Islam and is not applicable in today’s Morocco.
The former President of the French Republic, François Hollande, reacts to the debate on the draft law "strengthening respect for the principles of the Republic". He states that secularism is "not against Muslims" but rather ensures the neutrality of the State.
The new offense of "separatism", one of the flagship measures of the draft law "strengthening respect for the principles of the Republic", defended by Emmanuel Macron, was voted on Thursday at the National Assembly.
During the debates on the "separatism" bill, Franco-Moroccan deputy M’jid El Guerrab defended the wearing of the veil by giving a courageous speech. He paid tribute to his mother who "wears it out of culture".
Two years after the signing of a document advocating human fraternity, Pope Francis, the Grand Imam of Al Azhar Ahmad Al-Tayyeb and the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, are taking part in the first International Day of Human Fraternity. The exchanges took place on Thursday, January 4 via videoconference.
The examination of the draft law "strengthening the principles of the Republic" begun on Monday, February 1st in the National Assembly, has created tensions. Jean-Luc Mélenchon, leader of the LFI deputies, denounced a "hodgepodge of amalgams", a "useless" and "dangerous" text.
Gérald Darmanin, Minister of the Interior, threatens to search the mosques that would refuse to sign the "charter of the principles for the Islam of France". To date, the Coordination Committee of Turkish Muslims of France (CCMTF), the Islamic Confederation Milli Görüs (CIMG) and Faith & Practice, three of the eight federations of the French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM) have still not signed the text.
As last year, Twitter suspended on Thursday the official account of the far-right party "Vox" in Spain. The party has made hate-inciting speeches during a campaign it launched with the hashtag "No to Islamization".
On the initiative of the Islamo-Christian Dialogue, Christians and Muslims of Mantois united this Saturday, January 30, 2021, for the 16th edition of the food collection for the food bank. The purpose of this operation is to help the most destitute, particularly affected by the health crisis related to Covid-19.
The Agen Court of Appeal sentenced the man who had threatened Mila with death in a video to 3 years in prison, thus confirming the judgment handed down by the Auch Correctional Court. The 17-year-old girl had criticized Islam in a video posted on Instagram.
The imam of the Bordeaux mosque, the essayist Tareq Oubrou , shared his reading and opinion on several burning current issues, in particular related to the sexuality of young people, the role of the family, and sexual violence. He called on civil society to protect this vulnerable segment of society.