Study: 42% of French Muslims Report Experiencing Racism and Discrimination
7 November 2019
More than 42% of Muslims living in France have been the target of racist behavior, according to a study commissioned from IFOP by the government.
Religion
Mosque Attack Suspect’s 2015 Photo with Le Pen Sparks Controversy for Far-Right Party
4 November 2019
The controversy is raging around a photo taken in 2015 showing Claude Sinké, the author of the attack on the Bayonne mosque, Marine Le Pen, President of the Rassemblement (…)
Mélenchon Accuses Macron of Inflaming Tensions Over Muslim Veil Debate
4 November 2019
Invited on France Inter and France Info, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, President of France Insoumise, spoke out on the issue of wearing the veil, accusing the French Head of State of (…)
New Muslim Organization Challenges Established French Islamic Council
3 November 2019
Driven by the association "Les Musulmans", the Union of Imams has just been created. It is in direct competition with the French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM), which has (…)
French Muslims to Celebrate Mawlid Nabawi on November 9-10
1 November 2019
The night of November 9 to 10, 2019 marks the celebration of the Mawlid Nabawi of the year 1441, according to a press release from the Union of Mosques of France (UMF).
French Senate Passes Bill Banning Religious Symbols on School Trips
31 October 2019
163 votes against 114 and 40 abstentions. This is the vote by which the Senate, predominantly on the right, adopted, on Tuesday, October 29, on first reading, a bill from the (…)
Bayonne Mosque Shooting Victims Stable After Surgery, Investigation Continues
31 October 2019
The Prefecture of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques has provided some information on the two septuagenarians seriously injured during the attack on the Bayonne mosque. Their lives are (…)
Macron Vows to Protect Muslims After Attack on Bayonne Mosque
29 October 2019
While Emmanuel Macron firmly condemned the attack on the Bayonne mosque and promises that Muslims will be protected, the dignitaries of Islam call on the faithful to be (…)
French Poll Reveals Widespread Concerns About Islam’s Compatibility with National Values
29 October 2019
The issue of the veil and secularism was the subject of a vast IFOP poll commissioned by the Journal du Dimanche. This survey shows that a majority of French people say they (…)
Spanish Enclave Bars Imams, Disrupts Muslim Prayer Services in Melilla
29 October 2019
By prohibiting imams from accessing the Spanish enclave of Melilla, the authorities of the city deprive the majority of Muslims of prayers in mosques, particularly on Fridays.