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France: Police launches investigation after pig head found near mosque
April 1, 2024
France: Police launches investigation after pig head found near mosque
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…
For sixth consecutive year, Afghan nationals top list of asylum seekers in France in 2023
January 24, 2024
For sixth consecutive year, Afghan nationals top list of asylum seekers in France in 2023
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…
France ceases employment of imams from outside France
January 1, 2024
France ceases employment of imams from outside France
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…
France passes strict immigration bill amid Macron party rebellion
December 20, 2023
France passes strict immigration bill amid Macron party rebellion
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…
Top French court upholds ban on Muslim dress abaya
September 26, 2023
Top French court upholds ban on Muslim dress abaya
France’s highest court on Monday issued for a send time a verdict in support of the government’s decision to proscribe Muslim dress abaya, ruling the ban announced last month legal. Last week, 3 unions filed an appeal against ruling of…
Muslim girl denied school entry for wearing hijab sues France in UN court
September 24, 2023
Muslim girl denied school entry for wearing hijab sues France in UN court
A 15-year-old Muslim student in France, turned away on Sept. 5 from school for wearing a kimono, has filed a complaint with the UN over being “discriminated against” due to her religious affiliation. Criticizing the recent abaya ban, the complainant…
France’s ex-PM desires laws to increase regulation of French Muslims
September 19, 2023
France’s ex-PM desires laws to increase regulation of French Muslims
This week The New Arab reported how the former French prime-minister Edouard Philippe—currently a mayor of the city Le Havre and presidential rival of Macron—recently expressed ideas relating to an increase of authority of the state in regulating the religious…
French high school goes on strike over “Islamophobic” abaya ban
September 8, 2023
French high school goes on strike over “Islamophobic” abaya ban
According to Aljazeera, teachers and students of a French high school have gone on strike in protest against the government’s decision to ban abaya and qamis in public schools. “We want to distance ourselves from the government’s Islamophobic policy,” said…
Nearly 300 Muslim female students appear in schools in abaya despite last week’s ban in France
September 5, 2023
Nearly 300 Muslim female students appear in schools in abaya despite last week’s ban in France
Despite the ban, sixty-seven Muslim girl students refused to remove their abaya at schools, the French education minister said on Tuesday. The new school session began on Monday, and despite the new rule, 298 students arrived at schools in various…
French Council of Islamic Faith: Protests in France are due to racist rhetoric against immigrants
July 3, 2023
French Council of Islamic Faith: Protests in France are due to racist rhetoric against immigrants
The general delegate of the French Council for the Islamic Faith, and head of the French Observatory Against Islamophobia, Abdullah Zakri, has blamed the French police for fueling riots in France, following the murder of the young man Nayel Marzouki…