(AFP) The parents of a French schoolgirl whose gruesome murder has shocked the country on Friday urged right-wing politicians to stop exploiting her death for political ends. A 24-year-old woman from Algeria with a history of psychiatric disorders has been charged with […]
(AFP) France’s government acknowledged Wednesday that it had to “do better” on illegal immigration after it emerged that an Algerian woman charged with the murder of a 12-year-old girl had been ordered to leave the country. The brutalised body of the victim, […]
(BBC) Grief and outrage in France over the murder of a 12-year-old girl found dumped in a plastic trunk in Paris has turned into a political row over the migrant status of the suspect. Lola’s body was found last Friday in a […]
(Anadolu) France’s far-right politician Marine Le Pen has demanded more mosques be closed in the country. Her demand comes despite the closure of 24 mosques in France in the past two years upon the order of Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin. In an […]
(CNS) Following a botched attempt to deport a Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated imam under a new “anti-separatist” law designed to counter radical Islamism, the French interior ministry is reportedly taking steps to expel others. Mediapart, an independent investigative online newspaper, reported that Interior Minister […]
(Breitbart) With a number of Jewish holidays set to take place over the coming weeks, officials in multicultural France are now warning of a “very high” terror threat level in the country. With Rosh Hashanah fast approaching, law enforcement agencies in France […]
(Breitbart) A total of 91 per cent of French people are behind deporting radical Islamist imams who give sermons and speeches that are contrary to the republican values of France. The data comes from a poll released this week by the CSA […]
(BBC) The city of Grenoble has gone to France’s highest administrative court to challenge a ban imposed on a new city rule allowing full-body “burkini” swimsuits in public pools. Grenoble’s decision to authorise all swimwear, including burkinis, sparked a legal battle with […]
(JTA) Prosecutors in France said they are considering antisemitism as a possible factor in the death of an elderly Jewish man in Lyon, who police initially said had died in a dispute unconnected to his religion. The Tribune Juive Jewish paper on […]
(AFP) French far-right TV pundit-turned-politician Eric Zemmour said Thursday he would seek a seat in parliament standing in the glitzy constituency around Saint-Tropez, three weeks after failing with a presidential bid. The Paris-born 63-year-old is seeking to establish his new party, Reconquest, […]
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(National-UAE) UK advocacy group Cage, which has a focus on Muslim detainees, has been labelled “Islamist militants” by the French government’s anti-radicalisation body. The Interministerial Committee for the Prevention of Delinquency and Radicalisation has published nine tweets accusing Cage, founded by former […]
(Breitbart) Muslims in France voted overwhelmingly for Emmanuel Macron, with 85 per cent of Muslim ballots going towards keeping the French president in power. 85 per cent of votes from Muslims in France during Sunday’s general election went to keeping Emmanuel Macron […]
(Breitbart) A poll released this week suggests that six in ten French people would support the government banning the Islamic veil in public spaces, a policy favoured by presidential election hopeful Marine Le Pen. The poll, which was conducted by the CSA […]
(AP) From attacks on “wokeism” to crackdowns on mosques, France’s presidential campaign has been especially challenging for voters of immigrant heritage and religious minorities, as discourse painting them as “the other” has gained ground across a swath of French society. French voters […]
(AP) French President Emmanuel Macron tore into his far-right challenger Marine Le Pen in a television debate Wednesday for her ties to Russia and for wanting to strip Muslim women of their right to cover their heads in public, as he seeks […]
(Reuters) Ever since Lisa Troadec converted to Islam and began wearing a hijab almost a decade ago, the Frenchwoman says she has been subjected to verbal abuse, dirty stares and tripped in the street. She worries the alienation she feels will only […]
(Connexion) Banning the Islamic headscarf is no longer a “major priority” for far-right presidential election candidate Marine Le Pen, a member of her team said yesterday, in a U-turn on previous campaign pledges. “Banning the headscarf” was one of Ms Le Pen’s […]
(Reuters) A planned hijab ban if French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen is elected would come “little by little” and be determined by lawmakers, her allies said on Monday, marking a shift in tone less than a week ahead of the final […]
(AFP) President Emmanuel Macron has clashed with his rival Marine Le Pen over her plan to ban women from wearing the Islamic headscarf in public, with an eye on the votes of Muslims in the second round of elections. Le Pen on […]
(AP) As she cooks lunch and talks politics, Sarah Gutmann has a nasty feeling — of would-be French president Marine Le Pen invading the privacy of her home and meddling with her Jewish faith and the plates of chicken and kosher sausages […]
(Anadolu) Right-wing candidate Marine Le Pen has pledged to impose a total ban on the wearing of the Muslim headscarf in public places if elected France’s next president. The leader of the National Rally party, who is currently leading second in polls […]
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(Reuters) French lawyer Sarah Asmeta wears a hijab at work but that means she is banned by her local Bar Council from representing clients in the courtroom. She has been fighting to overturn that rule. Next Wednesday, France’s highest court is due […]
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(Reuters) A draft bill that would ban the wearing of the hijab in sporting competitions will pass on to France’s National Assembly after the Senate on Wednesday declined to vote on the legislation. The broader bill is devoted to “democratising sport,” including […]
(AFP) The role of Islam in French society has emerged as a key battleground in the presidential election campaign, leaving many French Muslims uneasy over the bursts of rhetoric against the nation’s largest religious minority. Far-right candidates Marine Le Pen of the […]
(AFP) French prosecutors said Monday they have opened an investigation after death threats were issued against a journalist after she fronted a report over the rise of radical Islam in France. Ophelie Meunier has been under police protection since the M6 channel […]
(AP) French President Emmanuel Macron is taking aim at migration — a core issue in the country’s presidential campaign — by pushing to strengthen the European Union’s external borders against people illegally entering the bloc’s passport-free area. Macron is expected to run […]
(JTA) A new parliamentary report on the 2017 killing of a Jewish woman by a Muslim attacker was meant to restore French Jews’ faith in their country’s police and justice systems. Instead, the report released last week has added fuel to the […]
(AFP) A French court on Monday found far-right presidential candidate Eric Zemmour guilty of racist hate speech for a televised tirade against unaccompanied child migrants. Zemmour drew widespread [outrage] in September 2020 when he told the CNews channel that child migrants were […]
(AP) French presidential candidate Valerie Pecresse stressed the need for strong European borders Friday, during a visit to Greece that will also see her visit a camp for asylum seekers on an Aegean island used by migrants to enter Europe from neighboring […]
(Jewish News) Board of Deputies senior vice-president Gary Mond has been asked to “step down from his duties” while an investigation into allegations of anti-Muslim sentiment takes place. Mond — the deputy for Israel charity JNF UK where he is a trustee […]
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(AFP) French far-right pundit Eric Zemmour, who is widely expected to run for the presidency next year, went on trial Wednesday charged with racist hate speech over a televised tirade against unaccompanied child migrants. He told the CNews channel in September last […]
(AFP) French far-right presidential hopeful Eric Zemmour came under fire on Sunday for delivering a blistering attack on ex-president Francois Hollande’s migration policy during commemorations marking the November 2015 Paris attacks. Zemmour, an ultra-nationalist TV pundit who has made no secret of […]
(Euronews) The Council of Europe has withdrawn images from a social media campaign promoting diversity among women and their freedom to wear the hijab. Posters featuring young women wearing Islamic headscarves were removed from Twitter just days after the project’s launch. The […]
(Breitbart) A man who described himself as “Moroccan” has been sentenced to a year in prison after threatening to behead populist French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen. The man threatened to behead Ms Le Pen and conservative writer and pundit Eric Zemmour […]
(AFP) A year after the brutal murder of a French teacher, beheaded for showing his students cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed, schools are struggling with how to teach core French values without inflaming tensions with young Muslims. Samuel Paty, who was 47, […]
(AFP) The Tunisia-born baker who just won the coveted annual award for the best baguette in Paris has been caught up in a row over claims he shared extremist posts on social media. Makram Akrout, whose achievement last month in beating off […]
(AFP) French far-right pundit Eric Zemmour is inching closer to announcing a run for the presidency, a move that would create fresh uncertainty around next year’s election race. Zemmour and the channel he works for, CNews — derided by critics as a […]
(Reuters) France’s broadcast regulator said on Wednesday a far-right commentator known for incendiary remarks on Islam, immigration and French identity had signalled electoral ambitions and should be subject to limits on air time for political figures. Eric Zemmour, a regular feature on […]
(Breitbart) A senior member of the Spanish populist party Vox has [warned] of the potential threat from jihadist extremists among Afghan refugees after the Taliban released prisoners across the country. Vox vice president Jorge Buxadé spoke Tuesday on the issue of settling Afghan […]
(AFP) A French court handed a 10-month suspended jail sentence to an Afghan man for violating a surveillance order days after France evacuated him from Taliban-controlled Kabul, intensifying a controversy over suspected links between at least one evacuee and the Taliban. The […]
(AFP) France has detained an Afghan it helped evacuate from the country as part of an investigation into links with the Taliban, the government spokesman said on Tuesday. The man is believed to be close to another Afghan evacuee who is suspected […]
(AFP) The discovery of Afghan evacuees representing potential security risks in France and Britain has put the spotlight on screening efforts during the evacuation operation with Western diplomats working under extreme pressure in Kabul. Five Afghans who arrived in France in recent […]
(Al-Jazeera) It all started with an Instagram broadcast on January 18 last year. Mila, then 16, with a head of newly dyed purple hair, went on a rant against Islam, addressing some of her 10,000 followers who tuned in. “The Quran is […]
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(France 24) The French National Assembly on Friday approved a controversial “anti-separatism” bill despite strong criticisms from parliamentarians from the left and the right. The government argued the legislation was needed to bolster France’s secular system, but critics say it breaches religious […]
(Reuters) Laboratory technician Sara Zemmahi was running to be a local councillor backed by President Emmanuel Macron’s ruling party until last month when it withdrew its support. Her transgression: wearing her hijab in a campaign poster. The 26-year-old and the three other […]
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