The former President of the French Republic, François Hollande, reacts to the debate on the draft law "strengthening respect for the principles of the Republic". He states that secularism is "not against Muslims" but rather ensures the neutrality of the State.
During the debates on the "separatism" bill, Franco-Moroccan deputy M’jid El Guerrab defended the wearing of the veil by giving a courageous speech. He paid tribute to his mother who "wears it out of culture".
Two years after the signing of a document advocating human fraternity, Pope Francis, the Grand Imam of Al Azhar Ahmad Al-Tayyeb and the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, are taking part in the first International Day of Human Fraternity. The exchanges took place on Thursday, January 4 via videoconference.
The examination of the draft law "strengthening the principles of the Republic" begun on Monday, February 1st in the National Assembly, has created tensions. Jean-Luc Mélenchon, leader of the LFI deputies, denounced a "hodgepodge of amalgams", a "useless" and "dangerous" text.
Gérald Darmanin, Minister of the Interior, threatens to search the mosques that would refuse to sign the "charter of the principles for the Islam of France". To date, the Coordination Committee of Turkish Muslims of France (CCMTF), the Islamic Confederation Milli Görüs (CIMG) and Faith & Practice, three of the eight federations of the French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM) have still not signed the text.
On the initiative of the Islamo-Christian Dialogue, Christians and Muslims of Mantois united this Saturday, January 30, 2021, for the 16th edition of the food collection for the food bank. The purpose of this operation is to help the most destitute, particularly affected by the health crisis related to Covid-19.
The Agen Court of Appeal sentenced the man who had threatened Mila with death in a video to 3 years in prison, thus confirming the judgment handed down by the Auch Correctional Court. The 17-year-old girl had criticized Islam in a video posted on Instagram.
The Puteaux mosque will not be ceded to Morocco. The information was given by the entourage of the French Minister of the Interior.
Belgium has banned a Turkish imam from staying on its soil after the dissemination of homophobic statements on social media. His residence permit will not be renewed, announced the State Secretary for Asylum and Migration, Sammy Mahdi (CD&V), in a press release.
The annual report on Islamophobic acts in France has just been published by the National Observatory for the Fight against Islamophobia. The findings are alarming and show a 53% increase in these acts compared to 2019, with 235 anti-Muslim acts recorded compared to 154 the previous year.
At a time when the bill strengthening respect for the principles of the Republic is agitating public opinion, the project to transfer the Puteaux mosque to Morocco is not to the liking of many worshippers. They have financially contributed to the construction of the place of worship, whose work is stalling.
The French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM) wants to move forward on the organization and financing of Muslim worship in France. The organization has developed an action plan in which priority is given to the training of religious and associative leaders.