France

Reuters has recently published a report highlighting the difficulties Muslim schools are facing in France under the current government. According to the report, the French government has introduced laws granting local authorities extensive powers to strip institutions, including private schools,…

A Paris-based Moroccan journalist, Manal Fkihi, is appealing a rule that prohibits women from wearing headscarves in photos for the French press ID card, Reuters reported yesterday. Fkihi’s application for a press pass was denied, hindering her ability to work,…

Highly-qualified French citizens from Muslim backgrounds are quietly leaving France in a “brain drain”, seeking new opportunities abroad in cities like London, New York, and Dubai, France 24 reported last week. A recent study found that 71% of over 1,000…

Unidentified agents have attacked the mosque of the coastal city of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin in northwestern France, TRT network reported. According to the French-language section of the Turkish news agency, the Bahr Rahma Mosque located in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, a tourist city on the…

As Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Europe for his first visit since 2019, Uyghur and Tibetan activists staged protests in central Paris to draw attention to human rights abuses in their home regions, rfi reported yesterday. Campaigners vowed to…

Amnesty International has reported ongoing human rights violations in France, particularly regarding racism and discrimination based on religion. The organization’s “State of the World’s Human Rights” report for 2023 highlighted systematic racism and discrimination in France, including the ban on…

France’s Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin has condemned “unacceptable acts” against the Muslim community after a wild pig’s head was found near a mosque in eastern France, TRTWorld reported. A probe into “incitement to racial hatred” has been opened after the…

The Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons in France (OFPRA) has announced that Afghans, with 17,500 requests, were the largest group of asylum seekers in the country in 2023. Report: France registered a record number of applications…

The French government is taking measures to prevent the entry of imams trained in Salafi and Wahhabi centers by applying new regulations. More details on this development in the following report. Report: From the beginning of 2024, the employment of…

The French parliament has passed by a wide margin an immigration bill backed by President Emmanuel Macron after a rebellion within his party over the toughened-up legislation that had secured the endorsement of the far right. The bill had been…