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The desecration of a mosque in Orléans, France, has triggered anger within the Muslim community after a bottle of alcohol was found near the prayer niche during a congregational prayer. Worshippers believe the act was deliberate and occurred while they…

An air traffic control malfunction at Paris-Orly airport on Sunday caused the cancellation of about 130 flights, disrupting travel for thousands of passengers, Arab News reported. The breakdown, reportedly due to a radar failure, affected flights to European, North African,…

French President Emmanuel Macron expressed support for banning headscarves in sports competitions during an interview with TF1 on Tuesday, Anadolu Agency reported. Macron referenced the Olympic Charter, which prohibits the wearing of religious symbols during competitions, emphasizing that sports events…

Protests against rising Islamophobia took place across France on Sunday, including in Paris, Marseille, and Lyon, following the fatal stabbing of Aboubakar Cisse at Hatice Mosque in La Grand-Combe on April 25, Anadolu Agency reported. The attacker, Olivier H., a…

French authorities have launched an investigation after a mosque in Sucy-en-Brie, 15 km from Paris, received violent Islamophobic threats via voicemail, Morocco World News reported. The caller threatened to “slit [Muslims’] throats” and used derogatory slurs, according to Le Parisien.…

French President Emmanuel Macron will welcome Syrian interim leader Ahmed Al-Sharaa to Paris today, marking his first European visit since assuming power after Bashar al-Assad’s fall in December 2024, Arab News reported. The meeting, criticized by France’s far right, aims…

The recent brutal murder of a Muslim man in a mosque in southern France, being investigated as a potential Islamophobic act, has sparked outrage among Muslims, underscoring the increasing normalization of Islamophobia in Europe, Middle East Eye reported. Hania Chalal,…

Following the April 25 attack at the Grand-Combe mosque, French Prime Minister François Bayrou criticized the political reluctance to use the term “Islamophobia,” stating: “We cannot fight what we refuse to name,” YaBiladi reported. In a Journal du Dimanche (JDD)…

A recent stabbing murder inside a mosque in southern France has sparked widespread concern among the Muslim community, who believe the attack is an example of rising Islamophobic violence often overlooked by authorities, Middle East Eye reported. Despite these clear…

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.…