‘Law against Islam’: the French vote in favor of the ban on the condemned hijab |…
As part of the âanti-separatismâ bill, the French Senate voted to ban the headscarf of minors in public.An offer by the French Senate to ban girls under 18 from wearing the hijab in public has been…
Pa. Signs $ 3 million deal with former Fintech CEO on payday loans
By Nadia Dreid (April 9, 2021, 8:06 p.m. EDT) - The former head of the lender disbanded from Think Finance has reached a $ 3 million deal with the state of Pennsylvania to end allegations he aided the company to circumvent interest…
The French Senate voted to ban the hijab for minors in a plea by the conservative right: NPR
The French Senate passed an amendment that would make it illegal for girls to wear the religious veil worn by Muslim women. The measure will likely fail when it is debated in the National Assembly.
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Muslim women explain why they wear or don’t wear a hijab 2021
On March 30, the French Senate voted to ban the wearing of the hijab to anyone under the age of 18, as part of the controversial separatism bill.The French Senate voted in favor of "the ban in public space of any ostentatious religious…
R&B Artist Sza Talks About Fasting, Wearing The Hijab, And More
KABUL, Afghanistan: In a neighborhood of Kabul, a gang of boys kick a yellow ball around a dusty playground, their loud cries echoing through surrounding buildings.Dressed in sweaters and jeans or the traditional male Afghan attire of…
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Arab and Muslim community expresses sympathy for victims of Colorado shooting
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Arab and Muslim community leaders in Colorado on Tuesday expressed sympathy to the families of the 10 victims of a mass shooting and sentenced the suspect, identified as a 21-year-old Syrian American immigrant…
French Muslim coordination body splits after extremist groups refuse to sign Macron’s…
Head of the Great Mosque of Paris Chems-Eddine Hafiz. (Photo by Ludovic Marin / AFP via Getty Images)
Paris (CNSNews.com) - Nearly two decades after French authorities pushed Europe's largest Muslim community to establish a…
Pritzker endorses reforms on payday loans, employment and state contracts
Massive legislative package that caps payday loan interest at 36% per year and subjects employers to human rights complaints for denying people hiring and promotions based on track records criminals was promulgated on Tuesday by Governor…
Grant County Organizations Create Loan Program to Replace Emergency Payday Loans
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Two organizations are teaming up to provide small loans to residents of Grant County, in an effort to discourage the use of high interest payday loans. The âBridge the Gapâ loan…
New Zealand has a duty to support the Muslim community: Ardern
Published on: 03/13/2021 - 06:16
Wellington (AFP)
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said at a moving memorial service marking…
NDP calls on Ottawa to cut interest rates on payday loans
Federal New Democrats are calling on Ottawa to reduce the legally allowed interest rate on loans and close a loophole that allows the payday lending industry to charge very high interest rates. In a private member's bill tabled Thursday,…
Cobra Payday Loans – Your trusted partner in times of financial need
EXETER, United Kingdom - (COMMERCIAL THREAD) - Whether you are looking to consolidate your debts, scramble to make ends meet, deal with hospital bills that pile up to an unmanageable amount, or whatever the emergency, payday loans…
Hang In, Illinois, And Cap Interest Rates At 36% On Payday Loans | Editorial
Six years ago, Downstate Springfield woman Billie Aschmeller took out a short-term loan of $ 596 with an insane annual interest rate of 304%. Even if she repaid the loan within the two years required by her lender, her total bill would…
‘Lots of uncertainty’: Imams fight Covid disinformation in Australian Muslim community |…
Whenever Imam Alaa Elzokm stumbles upon conspiracy theories - whether in person or online - he holds back on their poor supply."This always from people who say âpeople say this, people say that,â but…
Kansas needs to do better for people who need payday loans to get by
Let's start with the conclusion: Kansans should not be charged more than 300% interest rate on loans. It's any Kansan, and it's any loan.Unfortunately, this is the case right now with payday loans in our state. These small loans, capped…
Explanation: How do payday loans work?
The annual percentage interest rate (APR) for payday loans is calculated by dividing the amount of interest paid by the amount borrowed; by multiplying the result by 365, dividing that number by the repayment term in days, and…
Sameera Fazili is first to address White House press briefing in Hijab
Photos, videos and images of her wearing the hijab while working as the director of engagement for community and economic development are already in the public domain.
Washington: In a welcome change that defies the dark days of…
Haute Hijab CEO Melanie Elturk Takes a Bold Approach to Modest Fashion
In our new series MC Muse, savvy women around the world share their style, their ambitions and the most coveted pieces to shop right now.An American-Muslim teenager, daughter of Lebanese and Filipino immigrants, Melanie Elturk has found…
Indonesia bans compulsory Islamic headscarf for schoolgirls
Published on: 05/02/2021 - 11:08Amended: 05/02/2021 - 11:06
Indonesia has banned schools from forcing girls to wear Islamic "hijab" headscarves after the case of a Christian…
French hijab wearers must navigate politics to keep their identity
PARISFew subjects trigger as many reactions in French politics as Muslim women wearing the veil and headscarf, or the hijab, who once again find themselves at the center of the controversy as far-right leader…
Leading the polls, Le Pen proposes banning the hijab
Published on: 01/30/2021 - 10:20
France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Friday proposed banning the Muslim…
French Muslim leader denounces refusal to sign a charter on republican principles
Published on: 01/22/2021 - 19:05
The president of the Muslim umbrella association of France, the French Council of…
French Muslim groups disagree on Macron’s anti-extremism charter
Published on: 01/21/2021 - 16:59Amended: 01/21/2021 - 17:02
The head of France's main Muslim organization on Thursday…
3 French Muslim groups reject the Islamic charter
PARISThree organizations of the French Council of Muslim Worship (CFCM) unilaterally denounced the "charter of principles" of Islam which reaffirms the compatibility of the faith with France.They disagreed with…
French Muslim groups strike blow at Macron’s anti-extremism charter
Published on: 01/20/2021 - 9:42 PMAmended: 01/20/2021 - 9:40 PM
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Three Muslim groups on Wednesday refused to support an…
French government bans nine masajid in desperate attempt to punish Muslim community
The French government has closed nine masajids since early December 2020, when President Emmanuel Macron and senior Cabinet officials announced an investigation into nearly 100 masajids across the French Republic.
Al Araby reports that of…
Lifting of hijab ban in southern Belgium offers hope for Muslim women
Anti-Islamophobia activists and organizations welcome the announcement regarding universities and look forward to the lifting of bans in other institutions…
Macron welcomes the charter of the French Muslim council to fight extremism
Published on: 01/18/2021 - 11:02Amended: 01/18/2021 - 11:04
President Emmanuel Macron on Monday greeted French Muslim…
Vigil for Dolal Idd in Tukwila shows solidarity with Somali Muslim community and demands change
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More than a week after Dolal Idd was shot dead by police in Minneapolis, around 150 people gathered outside the Tukwila Library on Sunday January 10 to honor the life of the Somali man and call for a change…
Joplin Islamic Society Raises Funds for Sister Noel Muslim Community After Mosque Burns | KSNF /…
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The disturbing effects of freedom of expression and secularism on the Muslim community in France
France has struggled with a terrorism problem for many years, just look Charlie Hebdo attack to see that. More recently, three people were killed in an attack on a church in Nice, and one history teacher was…
CAIR offers office space to French Muslim civil rights group shut down in Islamophobic crackdown
TEHRAN (IQNA) - The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the country's largest Muslim advocacy and civil rights organization, announced that it has offered office space in its Capitol headquarters in Washington, D.C. , to a French…
French president’s anti-Islamic attack angers local Muslim community
The Lajpaal Foundation led a peaceful march from the Gray Street Mosque after Jumma Salah (prayers) to City Hall last Friday. A memorandum was submitted to the town hall by the president of the foundation.
The protest came after French…
French Muslim schoolchildren ‘terrorized’ by police after discussion over…
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Four primary school children were "terrorized" and grilled during more than 11 hours of detention by French police on false allegations of "justification of terrorism", according to the parents!-->!-->…
‘Borat 2’ posters removed from buses amid criticism from Muslim community
A number of Borat 2 posters were taken from buses across Paris following criticism from the Muslim community.
The removal of the spreads, which see Borat, Sacha Baron Cohen's comedy character wearing a surgical mask in lieu of a mankini…
French Muslim men protect local church after wave of terror attacks
A group of young Muslim men born in France stood guard in front of their city's cathedral, symbolically protecting it and showing solidarity with Catholics over the weekend of All Saints.Elyazid Benferhat said his stomach turned when he…
In the aftermath of the attacks, a French Muslim asks: does my country love me?
ARGENTEUIL, France (Reuters) - Naouelle Garnoussi is a devout Muslim who was raised in France, prays five times a day, loves her work with local communities and covets her designer handbag.Raised by her grandparents - one Muslim, the other…
French Muslim leaders say anti-French boycott “unwarranted”
Published on: 03/11/2020 - 08:51
Several French Muslim leaders on Monday condemned calls to boycott French products in…
Slovenian officials and Muslim community express solidarity with Austria after Vienna bombings
STA, November 3, 2020 - Slovenian officials condemned Monday's terrorist attack in Vienna and expressed solidarity with Austria. Prime Minister Janez JanÅ¡a called for "zero tolerance against radical Islam", while President…
French President Macron seeks to ease tensions with Muslim community
French President Emmanuel Macron participates in a video conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, October 29, 2020. AFP / Pool / Thibault Camus / FilesPARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday that he…
The Muslim community in France uncomfortable with the pressures after the attacks |
PARIS - The pressure mounts with each macabre attack. After three to five weeks, Muslims in France feel cramped.
A spotlight of suspicion was once again on them even before the latest acts of extremist violence, including two beheadings.…
French Muslim leaders call for unity after terror attacks for fear of stigma
The massacre of three people in the Notre-Dame basilica in Nice on Thursday shook all of France, including the five million Muslims in this country.…
Amritsar: members of the Muslim community organize a demonstration “Boycott France” on…
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Persecuted French Muslim NGO leader seeks political asylum in Turkey – Middle East Monitor
The head of the French Muslim NGO BarakaCity publicly requested asylum in Turkey for himself and his organization, following the French government's crackdown on its Muslim population and its dissolution of the NGO. Idriss Sihamedi,…
French government uses tragedy to attack Muslim community – Workers World
On October 16, Samuel Paty, a teacher in France, was brutally killed as he left school. Paty had just completed a nationally compulsory course on âfreedom of speechâ in connection with the Charlie Hebdo…
French Muslim leader says Muslims should ignore controversial cartoons
FILE PHOTO: Chief Rabbi of France Gilles Bernheim listens to Mohamed Moussaoui (right), president of the French Muslim Council, after attending French President Nicolas Sarkozy's New Year speech to religious communities in France at the…
The French Muslim Council is working on a training plan to fight radicalism
The main intermediary between Islam and the government in France has announced that it is working on a "common program for the training of imams" and a "plan to fight" against radicalism, a week after the beheading of a teacher in the…
An old protest video of the Muslim community in Paris relaunched after the murder of a French…
French teacher Samuel Paty was recently beheaded in Paris by 18-year-old Abdulakh Anzorov. Paty had shown caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad during a course on freedom of expression, in connection with the Charlie Hebdo affair which…
French Muslim leaders pay tribute to murdered teacher
Muslim leaders gathered outside the former college of teacher Samuel Paty, Bois d'Aulne, yesterday morning (October 19) to pay their respects, after Mr. Paty was killed nearby three days earlier.The imam of the Parisian suburb of Drancy,…
Led by Franco-Muslim director, Texas grand jury charges Netflix for “Cuties”
HOUSTON: Netflix has been indicted in the state of Texas, in the southern United States, for showing the French film "Cuties", directed by Franco-Senegalese Muslim director Maimouna Doucoure and accused of portraying children of…
Parents shave the head of a French Muslim woman above a Christian partner
The police arrested the parents and relatives who were later released under judicial supervision but do not have the right to contact the girl, who has been placed under protection.
Parents, uncle and aunt of a teenage girl of…
No large gatherings to mark end of Ramadan, French Muslim leaders warn
Published on: 05/20/2020 - 13:07
As the French government has less than a week to lift its ban on religious…
The coronavirus is a chance for solidarity, not a “punishment”
The Great Mosque of Paris is closed. All French mosques are asked to close. The Muslim Brotherhood opposes it. Seen as a "punishment" against unbelievers, the epidemic is now a "test" to purify Muslims. Solidarity develops regardless of…
The coronavirus is a chance for solidarity, not “punishment”
The Great Mosque of Paris is closed. All French mosques are invited to close. The Muslim Brotherhood is against it. Seen as a "punishment" against unbelievers, the epidemic is now a "test" to purify Muslims. Solidarity grows without…
Islamberg: Three plead guilty to conspiring against New York’s Muslim community | News on…
Investigators uncovered the plan and arrested the three men in January after a student reported a suspicious comment.Three young men accused of conspiring to attack a Muslim community in upstate New York with homemade explosives have…
French Muslim women wear burkinis at swimming pool in protest
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For some Muslim women in France, it is virtually impossible to swim in a public pool and stay true to their beliefs.…
No to BDS: French Muslim leaders visit northern West Bank as guests of settlers
A group of French imams traveled to the northern West Bank on Thursday at the invitation of settler leaders. One of them, Hassen Chalghoumi, said supporting the boycott of Israel went against Koranic law.
Chalghoumi, well known in…
French Muslim group sues Facebook over Christchurch video | Filming in Christchurch
The French Council for Muslim Worship (CFCM) has said it is suing Facebook and YouTube for allowing the public release of a live video of the man who carried out the massacre at a mosque in New Zealand this month. this.The council…
French Muslim group sues Facebook and YouTube for broadcasting footage in New Zealand
Group representing French Muslims sues Facebook and YouTube for posting video of March 15 shooting at two mosques in New Zealand which killed 50 people.The French Council of Muslim Worship (CFCM) said on Monday that the organization had…
French Muslim group says it wants to sue Facebook over video of New Zealand massacre
Published on: 03/25/2019 - 20:01
A French Muslim group said on Monday it was suing Facebook and YouTube for allowing…
French Muslim group sues Facebook and YouTube over New Zealand attack video
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The French Muslim Worship Council (CFCM) on Monday announced it was suing internet giants Facebook and YouTube for allowing the public broadcast of a live video of the man who carried out the massacre at a mosque in New Zealand…
French Muslim group sues Facebook and YouTube over Christchurch video
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A group representing Muslims in France is suing Facebook and YouTube over the release of a video showing the mass shootings at two mosques…
French Muslim group sues Facebook and YouTube over images of Christchurch massacre
PARIS (Reuters) - One of the main groups representing Muslims in France said on Monday it was suing Facebook and YouTube, accusing them of inciting violence by allowing images of the Christchurch massacre to be streamed on their websites.…
North Austin Muslim Community Center Holds Active Shooter Training
In response to the horrific New Zealand shootings that killed 50 people at two different mosques, action is being taken right here in central Texas.
AUSTIN, Texas - It's been just over a week since the horrific…
UK launches ‘Tartuffe’ in Birmingham’s Pakistani Muslim community : NPR
In a new version of Molière Tartuffe, the original production's "dangerous priest" villain is now portrayed as a manipulative imam who preys on a Muslim family.
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French Muslim rapper cancels his shows at the Bataclan after protests | France
A French rapper known for his provocative pro-Muslim lyrics canceled two concerts at the Bataclan, where 90 people were shot dead when gunmen stormed the hall in the November 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris.Medine, a singer of Algerian…
French Muslim leaders all refuse to sign condemnation of anti-Semitism – activist
French Muslim leaders have all refused to sign a joint declaration with their Jewish counterparts condemning anti-Semitism and anti-Muslim hatred, according to the British activist behind the interfaith campaign, which has been…
A French Muslim student in a headscarf media storm | Religious News
Maryam Pougetoux was criticized by ministers who said the garment was "shocking" and a manifestation of "political Islam".A Muslim student at one of France's top universities has found herself at the center of a media storm after appearing…
Czech Republic’s small Muslim community prone to hatred | News on Islamophobia
Prague, Czech Republic - Walking through the idyllic streets of Prague a few blocks from famous Wenceslas Square, Palestinian-born Raed Shaikh, 38, stopped to point out a halal grocery store that he and the city's handful of other Muslim…
Why French Muslim actress Samia Orosemane says she’s like a UFO
It is no small feat for a French Muslim woman from an underprivileged suburb of Paris to perform on stage, let alone stand-up comedy. Enter Samia Orosemane.At the start of her Parisian one-woman show "Femme de Couleurs", the 37-year-old…
French Muslim women speak out on horrific upcoming presidential elections
With the last round of the elections on Sunday, French voters must choose between Emmanuel Macron, the centrist leader of the young En Marche! (in French for "On the Move"), and Marine Le Pen, the former leader of the far-right National…
French Muslim group drafts imams charter to fight radical Islam
Published on: 03/30/2017 - 09:36
The French Council for Muslim Worship (CFCM) has published a charter on the role of…
Members of Quebec’s Muslim community say the unit grew out of the tragic shooting at the…
Six were killed in the shooting.Through EMILY SHAPIRO and REX SAKAMOTOJanuary 30, 2017, 23:11⢠5 minutes to readShare on FacebookShare on twitterEmail this article?? - Members of Quebec's Muslim community are…
France seeks a new start with the Muslim community
The French Interior Minister met with senior Muslim officials and agreed that efforts to foster good relations will include the establishment of an Islamic…
French government wants new start with Muslim community after Burkini Row
Demonstrators demonstrate against France's ban on the burkini outside the French embassy in London on August 25. The French government is trying to forge a new relationship with Muslim communities.
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France seeks to…
Should French Muslim Women Become Invisible?
It would be difficult to find swimsuits skimpy enough to offend the French Riviera. It turns out that people are more easily shocked by the idea of ââcovering…
“Burqini Ban” restricts what French Muslim women can wear at the beach
Getty ImagesIf some members of the American Conservative Christian Coalition (ACCC; a group and an acronym I just created) were successful, we might never see another little thong bikini on the shores of Miami or the cover of Illustrated…