France

Amnesty International has criticized France’s ban on athletes wearing hijabs in sports, calling it discriminatory and a violation of human rights. The report “We Can’t Breathe Anymore” details the negative impact on Muslim women’s participation in sports at all levels.…

The far-right’s rise in France, led by Marine Le Pen’s National Rally, has left many of France’s six million Muslims feeling fearful and betrayed. The radical party has been advocating anti-immigration policies criticized for being discriminatory and Islamophobic. Despite winning…

Following the relative victory of the French far-right National Rally in the elections of the European Parliament on June 8 and 9, and the subsequent dissolution of the National Assembly by French President Emmanuel Macron, hence the fierce competition for…

French authorities reported on Thursday that over 150 migrants attempting to reach Britain were rescued from overcrowded boats in the Strait of Dover and returned to France, Arab News reported. According to the source, two migrant vessels encountered difficulties in…

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…