United Nations condemns France’s face veil ban
The Geneva-based United Nations Human Rights Committee has criticised France's so-called "burqa ban," saying it violated the rights of two Muslim women who were...
Tariq Ramadan’s daughter calls for justice on his 56th birthday
Maryam Ramadan, the daughter of jailed Muslim academic Professor Tariq Ramadan, marks his 56th birthday by making this appeal for supporters to contact their...
Muslim woman denied French citizenship after refusing to shake hands with official
A French court has upheld a ruling denying an Algerian woman citizenship after she refused to shake the hand of an official.
The woman, who...
Tariq Ramadan’s health “has deteriorated seriously”
The Free Tariq Ramadan campaign has said that the prominent Swiss Muslim academic's health has deteriorated seriously, citing a neurologist who examined him recently at...
Imams, politicians and academics express outrage at Tariq Ramadan’s treatment
Nearly 100 imams, academics and journalists have written an open letter expressing outrage at Professor Tariq Ramadan's treatment by the French judiciary.
Ramadan has been...
One rape accusation against Tariq Ramadan dropped
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...
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...
French student leader criticised for wearing hijab
A French Muslim student union leader who has been accused by ministers of using the hijab for political gain has called the claims “pathetic”.
France's...
VIDEO: French doctor refuses to treat Muslim child because mother is wearing hijab
Video footage of a medical doctor in France refusing to see a child because the mother is wearing the hijab.
VIDEO: Muslim woman in France violently arrested for wearing the niqab
Video footage of a Muslim woman being violently arrested by police in a public park for wearing the niqab, which is a criminal offence...
