A veiled woman was physically assaulted by around twenty individuals in the Croix-Rouge neighborhood in Reims, in the Marne department, and filed a complaint against her attackers.
In Antwerp, a 62-year-old man assaulted a 20-year-old woman in the middle of the street, violently tearing off her veil and slightly injuring her. Wanting to avenge his sister, the victim’s brother, accompanied by two men, shows up at the attacker’s home and confronts him. They end up in the hospital.
In an interview, Léna Mahfouf, aka Léna Situations, a young influencer of Maghrebi origin and manager of Hôtel Mahfouf, discusses the issue of minority representation - especially veiled women - in advertising.
The collective Les 100 diplômées denounces a letter dated April 24, addressed by the Minister of Public Service, Vanessa Matz, to federal senior officials, which it perceives as a request to "map Muslim women wearing headscarves".
A 26-year-old woman was the victim of an assault in Poissy (Yvelines). She filed a complaint, accusing her attacker of notably tearing off her veil. An investigation is underway.
The girls of AC Bobigny 93 who play in the first division of women’s rugby express their opposition to a bill passed in the Senate on February 18, 2025, which risks excluding them from official competitions due to wearing the veil.
A survey conducted by the Menassat Foundation for Social Research and Studies reveals that a majority of Moroccans are in favor of wearing the veil in public spaces.
An international school in Morocco is looking for a "non-veiled occupational nurse", with Casablanca as the place of assignment. The job offer, posted on LinkedIn by a recruiter, caused an uproar on the social network.
In France, the bill to ban the veil in competition raises great concerns among veiled athletes and some clubs.
Nada Merrachi is a Dutch-Moroccan stylist whose successful clothing brand has sparked heated controversy after posting on TikTok and Instagram an advertisement where the Eiffel Tower is covered with an Islamic veil.
On TikTok, the Dutch clothing brand Merrachi has broadcast an advertisement where the Eiffel Tower is covered with an Islamic veil. This has provoked strong reactions from French political actors.
In France, Muslim female lawyers will not be able to wear the veil during their pleadings. On Monday, the Council of State rejected the appeal filed by the Syndicat des avocats de France (SAF) against a decision by the National Council of Bars (CNB) of September 7, 2023 which states that "the lawyer does not wear any distinctive sign with his robe".