Najat Vallaud-Belkacem

Newly Elected France terre d’asile President Calls for Action After Deadly Melilla Border Tragedy

5 July 2022

Former French Minister of Education Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, newly elected president of the association France terre d’asile, reacted to the tragedy in Melilla that left 37 dead.

Former French Minister Criticizes Narrow Focus of Presidential Campaign Debates

3 April 2022

Former French Education Minister Najat Vallaud Belkacem "finds it distressing that international issues have only been addressed from the angle of migration" in the (…)

Former French Minister Debunks Viral Childhood Photo During Morocco Visit

19 November 2021

The former French Minister of Education, Najat Vallaud Belkacem, has been visiting Morocco for a few days. In an interview with Al Oâmk, she revealed that the photo of the (…)

Former French Minister Najat Vallaud-Belkacem Visits Moroccan Hometown, Considers Future Return

15 November 2021

Najat Vallaud-Belkacem is on vacation in her hometown of Béni Chiker, Nador province. The Franco-Moroccan hopes one day to "be able to return to live" in this city where she (…)

Xenophobic Graffiti Targets Socialist Candidate’s Campaign Posters in French Regional Election

27 May 2021

Posters of Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, the Socialist candidate for the regional elections in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, were tagged with xenophobic inscriptions in Bron. The party (…)

Former Education Minister Admits Language Slip-up in Radio Interview, Responds with Humor

22 April 2021

Raphaël Enthoven attacked Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, without naming her, on Twitter, by pointing out a French mistake she would have made, on Tuesday on France Inter. While many (…)

Former Education Minister: Secularism in France Being Used to Target Islam

21 April 2021

Former Minister of National Education, Najat Vallaud-Belkacem believes that "secularism is only regularly invoked to exclude Islam". She denounces the government’s "permanent (…)

Former French Minister Najat Vallaud-Belkacem Halts Regional Campaign After COVID-19 Diagnosis

24 March 2021

A real blow for Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, candidate in the regional elections in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. In the middle of the campaign for the regional elections, she tested (…)

Former Education Minister Vallaud-Belkacem Announces Run for Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regional Presidency

14 March 2021

The former Minister of Education, Najat Vallaud-Belkacem announced her candidacy for the presidency of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in the regional elections scheduled for (…)

Former French Minister Rama Yade Joins Moroccan University as Senior Fellow

9 March 2021

The former Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Human Rights, Rama Yade, is joining the Mohammed VI Polytechnic University. A new position that she will assume in (…)