France
French Muslims to Celebrate Mawlid Nabawi on November 9-10
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).
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Religion
France
French Senate Passes Bill Banning Religious Symbols on School Trips
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 Republicans on the ban on wearing religious symbols by parent chaperones during school outings.
France
Bayonne Mosque Shooting Victims Stable After Surgery, Investigation Continues
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 no longer in danger.
France
Macron Vows to Protect Muslims After Attack on Bayonne Mosque
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 "extremely vigilant".
France
French Poll Reveals Widespread Concerns About Islam's Compatibility with National Values
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 are distrustful of Islam.
Spain
Spanish Enclave Bars Imams, Disrupts Muslim Prayer Services in Melilla
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.
Morocco
King Hassan II of Morocco: "Muslim Leaders Cannot Be Secular"
A visionary, King Hassan II had spoken about secularism . In a video posted on YouTube, the former monarch of Morocco gave his opinion on the matter.
France
French Prefecture Blocks Islamophobia Workshop at Val-d'Oise Mosque, Citing Venue Concerns
The workshop on Islamophobia, which was to be organized on Saturday by the Franco-Muslim Cultural Association of Val-d’Oise (ACFMV), was canceled by the Val-d’Oise Prefecture in France. This decision was made because it considers that the mosque was not the appropriate place to hold this event.
Morocco
Brothers Arrested for Assaulting Imam and Burning Qurans in Moroccan Mosque
Two brothers were arrested in Safi by the Royal Gendarmerie for attacking an imam and reducing copies of the Quran to ashes.
France
French Actress Leïla Bekhti Calls for Unity Amid Veil Controversy
Actress Leïla Bekhti has decided to react to the controversy surrounding the wearing of the veil in France. In an open letter posted on her Instagram account, she calls for the spread of living together.
France
French Court Upholds Ritual Slaughter Practices, Rejects Animal Welfare Group's Challenge
The association Œuvre d’assistance aux Bêtes d’abattoirs (OABA) was dismissed on October 4 by the Council of State. It was demanding the end of ritual slaughter without stunning.
France
French Official Calls for Violence Against Veiled Woman After Anti-Islamophobia Rally
An employee of the Meaux town hall launched, on October 19, a call to murder a veiled woman, following a demonstration against Islamophobia organized in Paris.