More French resorts ban the burkini

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Six seaside towns in France have banned the burkini, the full-body swimming garment worn by Muslim women. Prime Minister Manuel Valls has also criticised the...

French Muslim woman slashed with box-cutter in Marseille

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A Muslim woman was slashed in the face with a box-cutter in Marseille as hate crimes spike after the Paris attacks. Anti-Muslim hate crimes appear...

One rape accusation against Tariq Ramadan dropped

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One of the rape accusations levelled against Tariq Ramadan has been dropped, according to his lawyer. At a hearing last week Professor Ramadan admitted having...

French far-right councillor accepts Islam and urges others to follow

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A local councillor has shocked France's far-Right party Front National (FN) by announcing his conversion to Islam – and urging fellow members to join...

France’s National Front leader says Muslim pupils should “eat pork or go hungry”

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France’s far-right National Front leader said her party would prevent schools from providing non-pork alternatives to Muslim pupils. Marine Le Pen said on Friday...

Halal supermarket in Paris is ordered to close for not selling pork and alcohol

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French authorities have ordered a halal supermarket in Paris to close down for refusing to sell alcohol and pork. The "Good Price" mini-market in Colombes...

French court rules Tariq Ramadan must stay in prison

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A French judge has denied a request to release Professor Tariq Ramadan who has been detained for three weeks on preliminary rape charges. The Paris...

Marine Le Pen goes on trial charged with Islamophobic hate speech

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Marine Le Pen, the leader of France’s far-right National Front party, appeared in court earlier this week in Lyon on hate speech charges, after...

French town tells halal supermarket to sell pork and alcohol or get shut down

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A halal supermarket in Paris has been told by local authorities it must start selling pork and alcohol or else it will be shut...

French court imposes burkini ban despite State Council declaring it illegal

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The French island of Corsica has upheld the burkini ban issued by a local mayor despite a higher court squashing it in Paris last...
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