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 department is headed by François Kraus, show that Jews are more exposed to attacks because of their religion than Muslims in France.
King Mohammed VI has just made a donation to the Mausoleum of Cherif Mohamed Ameziane, in Zeghanghane, in the province of Nador. It comes in commemoration of the 21st anniversary of the passing of the late King Hassan II.
The "Foyer logement" in Vesoul, managed by the Municipal Social Action Center (CCAS), refused to grant housing to a Catholic sister. The reason was her refusal to remove her veil and habit.
Sofia and Faïza are two young French women of Muslim faith. One wears the veil, the other does not. But the veil cannot be a restrictive or distinctive sign, according to these two students.
The "mosque thief" was finally apprehended on Thursday, November 8 by the elements of the Royal Gendarmerie of Sidi Jaber in the province of Béni Mellal .
Deputy Chakran Imam advocated for the opening of the doors of Moroccan mosques to non-Muslims who wish to visit them. This practice, defended by the parliamentarian during the debates around the sectoral budget of the Department of Islamic Affairs, is already applied in some tourist areas of the Kingdom.
Seized by David Assouline, in reaction to the insult of the senator who dared to compare veiled women to Halloween witches, the Senate office will not follow up on the request of the vice-president of the PS group.
During a ceremony honoring Muslim soldiers who died for France as part of the celebration of the 101st anniversary of the 1918 Armistice, Christophe Castaner, Minister of the Interior in charge of Religions, defended the Muslim community against the promoters of hatred.
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.
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 national (RN), the former Front national (FN), and other candidates in the cantonal elections.
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 "pointing the finger at the guilt of Muslims".
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 expressed its intention to launch a similar structure.