France
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Islamic arts showcased in museum exhibitions throughout France
Collections of medieval and modern artwork from the Islamic world are being showcased in 18 cities across France. Arts de l’Islam. Un passé pour un présent will be running until March 27, 2022.
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France Closes 20 More Mosques in Fresh Assault on Religious Freedom
Human rights groups have raised grave concerns over the law, saying it discriminates and stigmatizes French Muslims.
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France’s Old Bigotry Finds a New Face
It doesn’t take much to see the roots of Mr. Zemmour’s ideology: his insistence that France is engaged in a religious war with Islam and a race war with its Black and Arab population.
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Muslim's freedom under great threat in France
Mosques closed one after the other for irrational reasons, decisions that interfere with the religious freedom of Muslims have now become the norms of daily life in the country.
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Unmasking the "Orient's" White Masks: Remembering Fanon
Frantz Fanon's life was transformed due to the damaging effect of French colonialism on his home country and on Algeria.
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French Arms to Saudi Arabia, the UAE Used in Yemen
The Disclose website reveals that France delivered tens of thousands of arms to Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar during President Francois Hollande's reign in 2016.
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Who is Eric Zemmour? Meet the French Donald Trump
Brow-raising parts of his campaign include sending immigrants back to their countries for not "assimilating" and banning names that don't sound very "French," such as Muhammad.
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Muslim leaders in France condemns ban of Halal chicken slaughter ahead of Ramadan month
A joint statement issued by Paris Mosque director Chemseddine Hafez, Lyon Mosque director Kamel Kaptane and Evry Mosque director Khalil Maroun, says that the French Agriculture and Food Ministry’s circular sends a negative message to the large Muslim community in the country.
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A mosque in France opens door to homeless, migrants during tough winter days
The Mantes Sud Mosque in the country’s Yvelines department, located some 50 kilometers (31 miles) west of the capital Paris, has put beds inside the mosque for those taking shelter.
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France: Muslims continue to protest Islamic charter
Islamic Council of Savoie Region latest group to reject government’s Charter of Principles of Islam in France.
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Will France face UN human rights body over anti-Muslim discrimination?
Human rights organizations from around the world call upon the United Nations to investigate France’s treatment of its Muslim citizens.
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OPINION - After ID numbers for Muslims in France, what next?
Under proposed new law, Muslim children in France could be singled out for tracking, forced to bear ID numbers.
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Pakistan condemns France’s treatment of Muslims amidst ongoing outcry
A spat between France and Pakistan has been renewed following weeks of protests and calls to boycott French goods over the country’s treatment of Muslims.
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Islamophobia in France encourages unjustified arrests
Citizens of France’s Muslim minority are facing the prospect of arrest for cimes they are “expected to commit.”
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Muslims feel 'alienated' in France
France’s relationship with its Muslim citizens is worsening in anti-Muslim atmosphere.
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French opposition leader slams hatred against Muslims
There is hatred against Muslims in France disguised as secularism.
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Bangladesh Islamic party holds anti-France rally
The Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, a religious political party, on Thursday protested against the anti-Islam rhetoric and publication of blasphemous cartoons in France.
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Muslim scholars group denounce terror attack in France
A leading global Muslim group condemned a deadly knife attack Thursday at a church in France.
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Iran speaker slams French insults to Islam, Prophet (PBUH)
Iran's parliament speaker condemned on Sunday the publishing of insulting caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in France.
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Iran condemns continued desecration of Islam Prophet (PBUH) in France
The Iranian foreign ministry strongly deplored the “stubborn” continuation of blasphemous acts and remarks against the Great Prophet of Islam (PBUH) in France.
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Liberty, equality, fraternity, except Muslims
Two Muslim women were stabbed by anti-Islamic groups in the French capital of Paris on Sunday. In the attack, which took place near the Eiffel Tower, a group repeatedly stabbed the two women with knives while shouting "dirty Arabs," French police sources reported.
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France: Second mosque fire in Lyon within week
Mayor Pierre Oliver of the ۲nd arrondissement where the hall is located said the fire appeared to be an act of arson. "This is the second mosque that has burnt in ten days," he said on Twitter. "People deplore the fact that places of worship are vandalized."
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Western leaders' problematic attitude toward Muslim attire
This is the same Boris Johnson who compared Muslim women wearing a face veil to “letterboxes” and “bank robbers.”
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Mosque attacker caught red-handed in France
The building targeted by the attacker was the Fatih Mosque of the Islamic Community National Vision (IGMG) association in France’s Albertville.
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French politics feeds off Muslim bashing and Islamophobia
Abdallah Zekri, president of the National Observatory of Islamophobia, recently issued a written statement saying the years of misinformation and propaganda spread through international media linked Islam with individual or collective acts of terror, leaving Muslims all over the world in a precarious situation and threatening their existence on the planet.
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Muslims march against Islamophobia in France
With the one-year anniversary of the Yellow Vest movement a week away and the government trying to force through a deeply unpopular raising of the retirement age
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France: 42% of Muslims harassed at least once
The survey published by the French Public Opinion Institute (IFOP) said most racial harassment occurred during police controls, job applications and house rentals.
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Two injured in shooting near mosque in southwest France, gunman detained
French media said the shooting took place outside the mosque in the city of Bayonne at around 02:00 p.m. (1400 GMT) on Monday and left the two seriously wounded.
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Car rams into mosque in eastern France, driver arrested
The vehicle crashed into the Grand Mosque of Colmar, damaging its gate and doorway, said the prefecture of Haut-Rhin.