Muslim prayer hall ambushed by Corsican mob on Christmas Day
A crowd of hooligans attacked a Muslim prayer hall on the French island of Corsica on Christmas Day.
Around 150 people gathered in the island’s...
Gun attack on Islamophobic French magazine kills 11
Gunmen have attacked the Paris office of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, killing 11 people and injuring 10, French officials say.
Witnesses spoke of sustained...
French govt launches internet campaign against jihadism
The French government unveiled a short video and web site on Wednesday designed to dissuade potential jihadists from joining Islamist fighting groups in Syria...
French politicians lead protest to stop Muslims praying Jummah in public
More than a hundred French politicians led by a local mayor of Paris have marched through a suburban street in the capital city in...
Paris airport fires two Muslim staff because “their beards were too long”
Two Muslim security guards have claimed they were fired from a Paris airport because their "beards were too long".
The men have launched legal action...
Tariq Ramadan charged with rape as supporters continue to back him
The prominent Muslim academic Tariq Ramadan has been charged with rape and ordered to remain in custody in France.
Professor Ramadan, 55, is being held...
Tariq Ramadan: I am innocent and justice will prevail
The Swiss Muslim academic Tariq Ramadan has protested his innocence after his release on bail from a French prison.
In his first public reaction after...
French Mayor suspended after calling on France to ban Islam
A French mayor has been suspended after calling for the country to ban Islam on Twitter.
Robert Chardon, the UMP mayor of Venelles in southern...
Statement by ISIS claiming responsibility for Paris attacks
ISIS has claimed responsibility for the deadly attacks in Paris, calling them “the first of the storm” and mocking France as a “capital of...
Brave Malian immigrant in Paris rescues child hanging from balcony by scaling three storeys
An undocumented immigrant from Mali has been hailed as the “Spiderman of Paris” after he scaled three storeys of a building to rescue a...
