Religion

French Muslim Leader Calls for Collaboration on New ’Republican Values’ Law

11 December 2020

This Wednesday, December 9, the law against separatism, renamed the law strengthening the values of the Republic, was presented in the Council of Ministers. Kamel Kabtane, the (…)

U.S. Religious Freedom Envoy Expresses Concern Over France’s Approach to Faith

9 December 2020

Sam Brownback, the U.S. envoy for religious freedom, says he is "concerned about what is happening in France".

Belgian Muslim Leaders Deny Moroccan Spy Allegations at Brussels Grand Mosque

8 December 2020

The Executive of Muslims of Belgium (EMB), the Association for the Management of the Grand Mosque of Brussels and the Coordination Council of Islamic Institutions of Belgium (…)

Paris’ Only Muslim Secondary School Forced to Close Over Safety Concerns

8 December 2020

The French State has decided to close the MHS Paris college-high school, the only Muslim secondary school in the city, for security reasons. 110 students are thus left out of (…)

Muslim Leader Hails French Secularism as ’Opportunity’ for Islam in France

8 December 2020

The rector of the Great Mosque of Paris, Chems-Eddine Hafiz, also vice-president of the French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM), says that secularism is an extraordinary (…)

French Regional Leader Calls for Urban Reform to Combat Islamist Influence

7 December 2020

Faced with "creeping Islamism", Valérie Pécresse, President of the Île-de-France region, calls for "breaking up urban ghettos".

Montpellier Mayor Opposes Transfer of City’s Largest Mosque to Moroccan Control

6 December 2020

Montpellier mayor Michaël Delafosse expresses his opposition to the transfer for 1 symbolic euro of the grand mosque of La Paillade to Morocco.

Dissolved French Muslim Rights Group Offered Base in Washington by US Islamic Organization

5 December 2020

The Collective Against Islamophobia in France (CCIF) dissolved on Wednesday, December 2 in France has the possibility of setting up in the United States to continue its (…)

Macron Promotes Arabic Education as Tool to Combat Extremism in France

5 December 2020

President Emmanuel Macron praised Arabic, the teaching of which in French schools would help fight the "separatism of certain associations that could transmit an ideology (…)

Brussels Grand Mosque Remains Closed Amid Moroccan Espionage Concerns

4 December 2020

The Grand Mosque of the Cinquantenaire in Brussels will not be able to resume its activities due to suspicions of Moroccan espionage. This is the decision of the justice (…)