The Montreuil police arrested a man who had barricaded himself in a mosque. He is accused of intentional violence with a weapon and removal of a deportation order.
Young people from Molenbeek accuse Fouad, 54, of practicing "Moroccan witchcraft" and throw large cobblestones against the facade of his office every evening. He explains his activity as a "Koranic therapist".
In an op-ed, Cécile Coudriou, president of Amnesty International , warns about "the stigmatization of Muslims" in France and calls for the protection of human rights.
As Muslim countries or countries with a Muslim majority are angry with France and President Emmanuel Macron, who defended the right to publish satirical cartoons, including those of the Prophet Mohammad, in his country, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian is playing the card of appeasement during his visit to Egypt on Sunday.
Belgium is joining the ranks of countries that have decided to return to confinement in order to shield themselves from a second wave of contamination. Thus, since Monday, November 2 and until December 13, several restrictive measures have come into effect and also concern places of worship, particularly mosques.
Philosopher and politician Luc Ferry has joined the debate raging in France since the assassination of teacher Samuel Paty. According to the former minister, if he were to teach freedom of expression, he would show caricatures "of Jesus, Moses and Muhammad" as well, without insults, without lacking in modesty.
A young woman of French nationality chose Friday prayer to finalize her conversion to Islam. The ceremony took place at the Sidi Moussa Mosque in El Jadida , in the presence of the imam and a large number of worshippers.
Following the attack on the Notre-Dame basilica in Nice on October 29, 2020, Belgian Muslims have expressed their solidarity with the Catholic community.
After the attack in Nice, young Muslims decided to symbolically protect the Saint-Fulcran Cathedral in Lodève in the Hérault. They organized a gathering in front of this place of worship last Thursday.
The police arrested a 21-year-old man and woman who were in the process of tagging the Pantin mosque in Seine-Saint-Denis, on the night of Friday to Saturday.
Places of worship in France are facing new restrictive measures that will come into effect from Tuesday, November 3. The French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM) has informed all Muslim leaders (CRCM, Muslim federations and mosque managers) of this new decision.
For having shown a caricature deemed "obscene" to his students, a teacher from the 11 "Aux sources de Gai Savoir" school was suspended by the municipal council of Molenbeek. The image showed the Prophet Muhammad, with his buttocks and genitals exposed.