Vandals Target Belgian Mosque on New Year’s Eve, Damaging Entrance
3 January 2020
The Al-Ihsaan mosque in Leuven (Flemish Brabant) was the target of an act of vandalism on the night of December 31 to January 1.
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Muslim Engineer Sues French Firm for Forcing Him to Use ’French’ Name for 20 Years
17 December 2019
Mohamed Amghar is seeking compensation from the labor court for discrimination and moral harassment. For 20 years, his employers forced him to be called Antoine.
Hundreds March in Bayonne, Demanding Mosque Attack Be Labeled as Terrorism
17 December 2019
Several hundred demonstrators marched on Sunday to support the victims of the attack perpetrated against the Bayonne mosque. They demand that this act be formally recognized as (…)
French Politician Sparks Controversy with Anti-Muslim Comments on Paris Transit Strike
17 December 2019
Agnès Cerighelli, a municipal councilor in opposition in the Yvelines town of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, believes that Muslims are responsible for the continuation of the strike at (…)
Arsenal Star Özil Sparks China Backlash Over Uyghur Muslim Comments
16 December 2019
The German international of Turkish origin, Mesut Özil, has strongly condemned the repression of the Muslim minority in China. He thus provoked the anger of the authorities and (…)
Palestinian Exile Under House Arrest in France for 4 Years Without Conviction
10 December 2019
Under house arrest for 4 years without any judicial conviction, the political exile and Doctor of Pharmacy, originally from Palestine, Mohamed Al Ashram, is also subject to an (…)
French Mayor Bans 8-Year-Old from School Canteen Over Meatless Diet
8 December 2019
The young Kamil, aged 8, was excluded from the canteen by the mayor of Pont-de-Chéruy, France, simply because he does not eat meat.
Lille Assault Trial Postponed: Three Face Charges in Attack on North African Teen
7 December 2019
The trial of the three Lille residents who assaulted a Maghrebi teenager has been postponed again. The accused will appear before the 6th correctional chamber of Lille on May 13.
Former French Politician Faces Jail Time for Islamophobic Tweet About Christchurch Attack
2 December 2019
Catherine Blein, a regional councilor of Brittany ex-RN, had made an Islamophobic tweet to justify the Christchurch attack in New Zealand that killed 51 Muslims in March 2019. (…)
Study Reveals: Jews Face Higher Rates of Religious Discrimination Than Muslims in France
24 November 2019
The organizers of the November 10 demonstration claimed that many Muslims are subject to discrimination because of their religion. Conversely, Ifop studies, whose Politics/News (…)