French govt to crack down on Muslim school kids skipping swimming lessons
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’
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...
Switzerland to hold referendum on face veil ban
Switzerland will hold a referendum on March 7 on whether to ban full facial coverings such as burqas and niqabs.
Under Switzerland’s system of direct democracy,...
French Muslim leaders sign charter pledging to combat political Islam
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
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
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...
Khabib Nurmagomedov voted BBC Sports Personality World Sport Star
UFC World Lightweight Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov has been voted BBC Sports Personality's World Sport Star of the Year.
The Russian, 32, extended his perfect professional...
France’s biggest anti-Islamophobia organisation officially forced to close
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
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
French President Emmanuel Macron has demanded that Muslim organisations sign up to a charter which proclaims that "Islam is a religion and not a...