Don’t Blame Greece or the Muslim Community for the Paris Attacks
It was on November 14, 2015 that news broke that one (if not two) of the Paris attackers had transited through Greece, as a “refugee” with a Syrian passport. The Paris attacks, tragically, left 129 dead and 352 injured, and widespread…
Turn empty Catholic churches into mosques, French Muslim leader says – RT World News
France's top Muslim official has suggested turning empty or abandoned Catholic churches into mosques, saying up to 5,000 are needed for the country's Muslim population - the largest in Europe.…
French muslim schoolgirl sent home for too long skirt
French muslim schoolgirl sent home for too long skirt
Students in a private Muslim school in Toulouse / Getty ImagesA 15-year-old Muslim girl in France has been kicked out of school!--hide-title-->…
A young French Muslim determined to challenge the ban on “religious” skirts
By Hajer M'tiri
PARIS
On a hot Thursday morning last month, Sarah, 15, began her typical hour-long commute to school.
The young French Muslim of Algerian origin had gotten used to removing her headscarf just…
French Muslim girl banned from school for long skirt, causing outcry
PARIS -- A 15-year-old French Muslim girl was banned from her class for wearing a long black skirt, considered contrary to French law guaranteeing secularism.
She missed two days this month in a dispute over her skirt, French…
A young French muslim banned from classes for a long skirt
REIMS, France - The case of a 15-year-old Muslim girl who was twice banned from classes for wearing a long black skirt considered too overtly religious for secular France has sparked an uproar.
The girl was barred from attending…
French Muslim student banned from school for wearing a long black skirt | France
A 15-year-old Muslim girl has been banned from classes twice for wearing a long black skirt considered too overtly religious for secular France, in a case that sparked an uproar.The girl was barred from going to class earlier this month by…
French Muslim leader’s call for more mosques rejected by National Front
A call by a French Muslim leader to double the number of mosques in the country has been rejected by the vice-president of the far-right Front National party.Dalil Boubakeur, head of the French Muslim Council and imam of the Grand Mosque of…
French Muslim leader calls for doubling mosques
Le Bourget, France - One of France's top Muslim leaders has called for the number of mosques to double over the next two years to address the shortage of places of worship for the country's millions of worshippers.Speaking at a weekend…
French Muslim leaders demand more mosques
Published on: 04/03/2015 - 18:55Amended: 04/05/2015 - 15:56
The president of the French Council for Muslim Worship has…
French Muslim leader calls for doubling number of mosques in France
Amid growing Islamophobic incidents in France, Muslim leaders have called for the construction of more mosques to provide millions of Muslims in France…
French Muslim identity debate played out in hip-hop: NPR
As part of our stories about Muslims in Western Europe, commentator Hisham Aidi, author of the book Rebellious music, talks about how music plays a role in the cultural differences between French Muslims.…
French Muslim leaders boycott Jewish event in Paris
Published on: 02/23/2015 - 23:09Amended: 02/24/2015 - 10:25 am
French President Francois Hollande on Monday presented…
Angela Merkel joins Muslim community rally in Berlin | Germany
Angela Merkel has joined a Muslim community rally in Berlin to promote tolerance, condemn the Paris attacks and send a rebuke to the growing anti-Islamic movement in Germany.“Hate, racism and extremism have no place in this country,” she…
In the Muslim community of France, stories of heroism and fear : Parallels : NPR
A man walks past a makeshift memorial to French Muslim policeman…
Luc Besson Addresses France’s Muslim Community in Open Letter – The Hollywood Reporter
Director Luc Besson addressed the terror tragedy in an open letter to young Muslims as millions marched in Paris and across France over the weekend.
In an open letter published in the newspaper The worldthe French director…
Panic grips France’s Muslim community as mosques face reprisals
PARIS - French Muslims are bracing for a backlash after terrorists shouting Islamist slogans killed 12 people in Paris on Wednesday.Community leaders are urging Muslims to remain vigilant and calm as fears of reprisals grow following…
French Muslim minister wants respect after insults
France's new education minister called for more respect on Wednesday after being the target of Muslim insults, while a senior socialist politician said a magazine should be found guilty of inciting racial hatred for calling his religion…
French Muslim women on the decision to ban the burqa: “All I want is to live in peace” |…
Anti-discrimination organizations expressed outrage after the European Court of Human Rights ruled that France has the right to ban women from wearing the full veil in public in the interests of everyone "Living together".The judges ruled…
French Muslim girl, 16, tries to kill herself after two men threatened her with a cutter and ripped…
French Muslim girl, 16, tries to kill herself after two men threatened her with a cutter and ripped off her veil The teenager said two men "of European appearance" approached her in TrappesThe men pushed her and brandished a cutter in the…
French Muslim groups sue magazine for prophet Muhammad cartoons
Published on: 12/07/2012 - 19:07Amended: 12/08/2012 - 14:41
Two Muslim organizations on Friday launched legal…
French Muslim Council warns government against veil ban
By Tom Heneghan, Religious EditorPARIS (Reuters) - France's official Muslim council has warned the government not to expect it to impose a planned ban on the full veil for women which legal experts say will be unconstitutional and police…
French Muslim says he has mistresses, not a polygamist
PARIS (Reuters) - A French Muslim threatened with having his passport withdrawn for practicing polygamy on Monday denied the accusation, saying he only had one wife and several mistresses.The case of Lies Hebbadj, an Algerian-born butcher…
French Muslim council slams call on burqa issue
The Muslim Council of France on Thursday denounced a lawmaker calling for an investigation into women who wear the burqa, the Islamic veil from head to toe, warning not to "stigmatize"; the country's five…
French Muslim Council under siege to elect new leaders
Published on: 06/08/2008 - 10:23Amended: 06/08/2008 - 10:52
The French Council of Muslim Worship is moving forward…