France
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Deportation of prominent Imam suspended by French court
Court says expulsion disproportionate attack; interior minister to appeal against decision.
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Authorized swimsuit in France, freedom of religion or appeal to anti-Muslim electorate?
The regional spat has put the burkini back in the headlines nationally and has provided yet another opportunity for French media and politicians to police how Muslim women dress in order to appeal to an increasingly anti-Muslim electorate.
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France's 1st environmentally friendly mosque: Great Mosque of Massy
Mosque built based on teachings of Prophet Muhammad, Quran, says head of Massy Muslim community.
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Turkish mosque attacked in northeastern France
Unknown attackers throw 3 Molotov cocktails, causing material damage.
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A top French court overturns government-ordered mosque closure, a first
It is the first time the court has not upheld a government's decision to close a mosque on the basis of a "white memo", a document composed by French intelligence services.
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In Le Pen’s defeat lies French far-right’s victory
She has gone on trial for hate speech twice for her remarks comparing Muslims praying in the streets to the Nazi occupation of France and for posting graphic images of the Daesh/ISIS terrorist group’s atrocities.
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Le Pen is bad, but many French Muslims like me don’t want to vote for Macron either
The incumbent president has made life harder for Muslims in France, but most will vote for him reluctantly.
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Hijab-wearing women to file complaint over beating by French police
Video footage of the attack showed the police had beaten two women wearing headscarves for minutes in the middle of the road, punched one of them, and tried to throw the other one to the ground.
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The Female Soccer Players Challenging France’s Hijab Ban
France’s soccer federation forbids hijab-wearing women from competing in soccer games, even though FIFA allows them. A collective of Muslim players is fighting what it considers a discriminatory rule.
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Man to stand trial in France for assaulting 2 Muslim women wearing hijab
Suspect in his sixties allegedly attacked women in southern city of Montpellier on March 12. This is not the first time Muslim women in France have been subjected to Islamophobic attacks.
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‘Radical vision’: France vote spotlights Muslim headscarves
President Macron has defended the existing ban on headscarves in schools while election opponent Marine Le Pen seeks to outlaw coverings outright.
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Islamic clothing of women featured in French election debate
Marine Le Pen wants to ban Muslim headscarf in public places; Emmanuel Macron does not want to make it critical issue.
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France closes 2 more mosques citing 'safety' reasons
Closing mosques in Tourcoing city during holy month of Ramadan not appropriate, says Muslim community.
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French voters undecided with days to presidential vote
Critics in the international community and rights groups say Macron's France is gradually moving away from setting an example of rights and justice.
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UK's hijab-wearing Queen’s Counsel eyes setting an example for women on achieving goals
Sultana Tafadar slams France over ban on advocates wearing hijab in court, hijab restriction in sports competitions.
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Anti-Islam rhetoric in French election risks ‘spiral of hatred’, says Paris mosque rector
Chems-eddine Hafiz says rightwing candidates are competing with each other to criticise Islam and Muslims.
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Thousands protest racism, police brutality in France
Several thousand demonstrators gathered in different major cities of France to protest the government policies, and brutality of security forces as many people told how their relatives have died at hands of the police.
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France closes another mosque for allegedly defending 'radical Islam’
Al-Farouk Mosque in Pessac district near city of Bordeaux shut down for 6 months, says local governorate.
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Anti-Muslim policies in France reach ‘threshold of persecution’
The objective of such draconian policies is to create a French Islam that is “silent upon oppression” and “submits to the French will of what Islam should look like”.
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Muslims in France face ongoing discrimination in higher learning
Researchers find that those with non-French names encounter difficulty vying for spots in graduate programs.
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Iran says nuclear agreement ‘closer than ever’ as France steps up pressure
Iran has just days left to accept a deal on its nuclear programme at talks in Vienna, France warned on Wednesday, while Tehran’s chief negotiator promised that an agreement was closer than ever.
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I don’t have to choose between my hijab and going to school, but my sisters aren’t so lucky
As a 14-year-old Australian, I urge you to stand in solidarity with me against policymakers in France and India, where they are oppressing Muslim women.
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Muslim women footballers spar with French government on hijab ban in sport
These women are part of the activist group ‘The Hijabeuses’, a collective of female football players fighting for the right to wear a hijab in official matches, which is banned in France.
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Malian premier says France responsible for Mali’s security situation, economic woes
Choguel Kokalla Maiga says France carrying out 'political, media and diplomatic terrorism against our government'.
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Investigation launched in France into mural depicting woman wearing hijab
Mural, drawn 8 months ago, is subject of probe for 'disputing the existence of crimes against humanity'.
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Islamophobic attacks continue across France
2 separate attacks in southwestern provinces of Lot-et-Garonne, Toulouse target Muslims.
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President Raisi urges int'l community to pay attention to humanitarian crisis in Yemen
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi called on the international community to pay attention to the humanitarian crisis in Yemen and lift the siege of the oppressed people of the country.
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French region cancels its subsidy to art festival over mural of woman wearing hijab
The artist who drew the mural wanted to draw attention to the fact that some people are discriminated against because of their religion.
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Why Europe’s Muslims are braced for France’s stint running the EU presidency
There is concern that the country’s divisive anti-Muslim political discourse will seep into the union’s institutional policymaking.
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Can France monopolise control over its Muslim community?
Can state backed and handpicked Muslim representatives gain the trust and legitimacy of the country's Muslim population? The French government hopes so.