UN Experts Slam France’s Hijab Ban in Sports as Discriminatory
29 October 2024
UN experts have given their view on the ban on wearing the veil in sports in France. They consider this measure "discriminatory" and call for its repeal.
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French Woman Convicted for Stabbing Father in Religious Attire Dispute
19 October 2024
The Nantes (Loire-Atlantique) correctional court has sentenced a 23-year-old French woman who converted to Islam for stabbing her father, who was preventing her from "wearing (…)
Moroccan School Uniform Policy Sparks Debate Over Jeans and Hijab
26 September 2024
A deputy from the Party of Justice and Development (PJD - Islamist), denounced the obligation for students at the Ibn Abbad college, located in Salé, to wear a uniform with (…)
French Tourist Sparks Outrage After Refusing to Sit Next to Veiled Woman in Marrakech Taxi
15 September 2024
A French tourist refused to take a seat next to a veiled Moroccan woman in a taxi in Marrakech, saying she feared for her safety. The video of the scene, posted on Facebook, (…)
Moroccan Restaurant Denies Entry to Hijab-Wearing Patrons, Sparking Outrage
29 July 2024
While they had booked at a famous Asian restaurant in Rabat, young women were turned away at the entrance of the establishment because they were wearing the hijab.
French Olympian Sylla to Wear Cap in Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony After Headscarf Debate
26 July 2024
After a controversy around the wearing of her headscarf, the French 4x400m relay runner, Sounkamba Sylla, has announced that she will be able to participate in the opening (…)
Muslim Journalist Challenges French Press Card Hijab Ban
31 May 2024
Franco-Moroccan journalist Manal Fkihi has announced her intention to challenge the rule prohibiting veiled women from wearing the hijab on the photo of the French press card. (…)
Moroccan Influencer Files Complaint After Racist Attack Near Eiffel Tower
21 April 2024
Targeted by two spits as she and her friend were walking near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, a Moroccan tourist wearing a hijab filed a complaint. She denounces a racist and sexist (…)
Geox Store Manager Files Complaint After Refusing Veiled Temp Worker in Viral Video
13 April 2024
In Strasbourg, the store of the Italian shoe brand, Geox, finds itself at the center of a controversy after its manager refused the services of a temporary worker, a veiled (…)
French Muslim Women Challenge Secularism Laws Banning Hijabs and Abayas
3 December 2023
In France, schoolgirls, athletes and feminists are resisting the ban on wearing the veil in schools and the hijab in sports in a country where secularism, it seems, excludes (…)