France

A 20-year-old suspect, Olivier H., surrendered to Italian police in Pistoia on Sunday, following a fatal stabbing at the Khadidja mosque in La Grande-Combe, France, RFI news agency reported. The victim, Aboubakar Cissé, was attacked during prayers on April 26.…

A Muslim worshipper was fatally stabbed on Friday inside the La Grand-Combe mosque in southern France’s Gard region, France 24 reported. The attacker, identified as a French citizen of Bosnian origin, filmed the victim—a 23-year-old Malian migrant—while shouting Islamophobic insults…

French Muslim athletes are facing potential exclusion as the government considers a new law to ban the hijab in sports, which critics argue deepens discrimination, The New Arab reported. France’s secular system already prohibits civil servants, teachers, students, and athletes…

France will enforce a stricter ban on mobile phones in middle schools starting September 2025, requiring students aged 11 to 15 to store their devices in lockers or locked pouches for the entire school day, The Guardian reported. This follows…

A proposed bill in France aims to ban the hijab from all sports competitions, provoking strong reactions from Muslim athletes and human rights advocates who deem it discriminatory, Middle East Eye reported. The legislation, known as the “law on secularism…

French Prime Minister François Bayrou has reversed his stance on banning the hijab in sports competitions, despite previously backing a Senate-approved bill aimed at prohibiting religious symbols in all sporting events. During a National Assembly debate on Tuesday, Bayrou expressed…

More than 90,000 people protested across France on Saturday against rising racism and the growing influence of the far-right, according to the Interior Ministry. The demonstrations, organized by leftist parties, unions, and human rights groups, came amid accusations that the…

Two Uyghur activists in France have re-filed a complaint in a Paris court alleging transnational repression by China, RFA reported. This case stems from events during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to France in May 2024, when Chinese citizens, allegedly…

The discovery of a World War II bomb has caused significant disruption to morning traffic at Paris’ busy Gare du Nord train station, Arab News reported citing the French national railway company TER on Friday. TER announced on the social…

France’s highest administrative court, the Council of State, has upheld a decision banning lawyers from wearing visible symbols, including religious ones such as the hijab. The ruling follows an objection from the French Bar Association, which challenged a 2023 decision…