France
Activists launch initiative to help veiled women find jobs in France
Europe
July 28, 2022
Activists launch initiative to help veiled women find jobs in France
Anti-Islamophobia activists in France launched the “Job Hijab” platform to help the country’s veiled women find job opportunities amid restrictions…
French school principal insults two Muslim students and accuses them of spreading Islam
Europe
July 9, 2022
French school principal insults two Muslim students and accuses them of spreading Islam
A school principal in France insulted two veiled Muslim students for allegedly spreading Islam, according to a video clip published…
France: Bank accounts of four people from one family close after donating to a mosque
Europe
June 4, 2022
France: Bank accounts of four people from one family close after donating to a mosque
The dean of the Villeurbanne mosque, Azzedine Kasi, said that a French bank closed the account of citizens of Moroccan…
French restaurant denies entry to Muslim woman wearing hijab
Europe
June 2, 2022
French restaurant denies entry to Muslim woman wearing hijab
A restaurant in France did not allow a Muslim woman wearing headscarf in because of her Islamic attire. According to…
France: Educational institution threatens student with expulsion for greeting his colleague with “Salam Alykum”
Europe
May 14, 2022
France: Educational institution threatens student with expulsion for greeting his colleague with “Salam Alykum”
An educational institution in France threatened a student with expulsion for greeting his classmate with the Islamic greeting “Salam Alykum”,…
“The Sky Wept for Forty Days” documentary film shown at the Musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac
Europe
May 8, 2022
“The Sky Wept for Forty Days” documentary film shown at the Musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac
The documentary film “The Sky Wept for Forty Days” by Sabrina Mervin, an Islamic scholar and researcher of French Shiism,…
Mosque Vandalized in Northeastern France
Europe
May 7, 2022
Mosque Vandalized in Northeastern France
A mosque in the northeastern city of Metz was vandalized on Friday. Run by the Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs…
Mosque in southern France vandalized amid rising Islamophobia
Europe
April 28, 2022
Mosque in southern France vandalized amid rising Islamophobia
A mosque in the southern city of Aix-en-Provence was vandalized on Monday, in the midst of the increasing acts of…
For the first time, top French court overturns government-ordered mosque closure
Europe
April 27, 2022
For the first time, top French court overturns government-ordered mosque closure
France’s highest administrative court dismissed on Tuesday an appeal from the Interior Ministry that aimed to close a mosque in…
Macron warns Le Pen risks ‘civil war’ in France with hijab ban
Europe
April 21, 2022
Macron warns Le Pen risks ‘civil war’ in France with hijab ban
French President Emmanuel Macron has warned that his far-right rival Marine Le Pen risked sparking a “civil war” in the…