French Senate votes to ban hijab for under 18s

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French parliamentarians have voted to ban the wearing of the hijab in public for those under 18, to ban burkinis in public pools, and...

European Commission urged to investigate France over treatment of Muslims

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A global coalition of 25 civil society organisations and NGOs from 11 countries have submitted a letter to the President of the European Commission urging...

French govt to crack down on Muslim school kids skipping swimming lessons

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The French state has signalled its intention to crack down on Muslim school kids skipping swimming lessons. Earlier today the government said it would launch...

French Muslim activists denounce state charter ‘imposed on Muslims’

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Over 500 French Muslim community leaders and activists have signed a letter denouncing a government charter that state-approved French Muslim leaders have signed. The signatories include...

French Muslim leaders sign charter pledging to combat political Islam

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State-approved French Muslim leaders have signed a charter denouncing accusations of racism against France, and pledging to recognise "equality between men and women" and to combat "political...

Muslim organisations make complaint to UN over France’s treatment of Muslims

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Thirty six NGOs from 13 countries have submitted a formal complaint to the United Nations Human Rights Council demanding immediate legal action against France over...

French court acquits Idriss Sihamedi of cyber harassment

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The founder of France's biggest Muslim charity has been cleared of cyber harassment by a court in Paris. Idriss Sihamedi, the founder of BarakaCity which...

France’s biggest anti-Islamophobia organisation officially forced to close

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The French government has officially dissolved the nation's main anti-Islamophobia organisation. In his decree against the Collective against Islamophobia in France (CCIF), Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin...

France to close down nation’s biggest anti-Islamophobia organisation

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France’s Interior Minister has announced plans to dissolve the country's largest anti-Islamophobia organisation, the Collective against Islamophobia in France (CCIF). After the killing last month...

Macron: Muslim organisations must say Islam is not a political movement

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French President Emmanuel Macron has demanded that Muslim organisations sign up to a charter which proclaims that "Islam is a religion and not a...
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