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France rules out terrorism after eight wounded in mosque shooting
Eight people including a girl were lightly wounded late Sunday in a shooting in front of a mosque in the southeast French city of Avignon, the ... World News -
French minister under fire for linking veil-wearing to slavery
An online petition claiming over 18,000 people had signed it accused her of racism World News -
Muslim prayer hall ransacked on French island
Demonstrators ransacked a Muslim prayer hall and tried to set fire to copies of the Quran on the French island of Corsica World News -
French imams preach against violence at Friday prayers
The Grand Mosque of Paris called off a planned rally against terrorism because police said they could not assure its security World News -
Senior Muslim Azhar imam urges anti-ISIS ideological battle
Al-Azhar is one of the leading centers of Islamic learning Middle East -
French Muslims fear repercussions from Paris attacks
France's Muslims have seen carnage brought to the streets of Paris by a few radical Islamists and fear that they will now suffer as a consequence Features -
French far-right mayor slammed for counting Muslim children
Under France’s strict secularism laws, the government does not keep statistics on people’s religion or ethnicity Middle East -
French Muslim girl banned from class for wearing long skirt
The student, who was identified as Sarah, said her skirt was “nothing special Variety -
French Muslim leader calls for doubling of mosques
France has long had a difficult relationship with its Muslim minority that dates back to bloody struggles in its former North African colonies World News -
Few UK Muslims have sympathy for Paris attack motives: poll
Many Muslims say they feel they are unfairly blamed for actions of a minority Features -
French Muslim group boycotts Jewish event over ‘criminals’ quip
Muslim advocacy groups have reported a rise in Islamophobic acts, including vandalism on mosques World News -
France bans six from travel to join ISIS
Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve says 40 more would lose their right to travel World News -
Muslim party to take part in French regional election
The Democratic Union of French Muslims (UDMF) aims to promote Islamic finance and overturn France’s ban on wearing the veil World News -
French Muslims kickstart culture campaign to fight backlash
In the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris on January 7, a group of French Muslim activists started a social media campaign Art and culture -
Do France’s values of equality extend to its Muslims?
Razzy Hammadi was elected France’s Socialist Party deputy from the department of Seine-Saint Denis, home to 600,000 Muslims. Analysis -
French proposal on radical Muslim inmates criticized
The plan to fight radicalization inside French prisons dismissed as superficial solution Features -
Is a ‘French Patriot Act’ the answer to divisions in society?
Known for its slogan of “Liberty, equality and fraternity,” France seems to be facing a new challenge Analysis -
Charlie Hebdo set to publish prophet cartoon in new issue
French Muslim groups called for calm and respect for freedom of opinion ahead of the release World News -
Muslim officer one of two policemen killed in Paris shooting
The policeman has been identified as Ahmed Merabet, a 42-year-old patrolman assigned to the 11th arrondissement World News -
French journalist sparks outcry with ‘insular Muslim’ comments
The iTELE channel said late Friday that Zemmour would not be invited back to a chat show he has been appearing in since 2003 Television & Radio -
Novel on France’s first Muslim gov stirs outcry
The book envisages Sorbonne University as the Paris-Sorbonne Islamic University where the secretaries take to wearing veils Entertainment -
Muslim population in French prisons sparks integration debate
The estimated 40,000 Muslims in French prisons reflects persistent social divisions between Muslims and other French citizens Analysis -
French Muslims head to hajj despite government’s travel warning
Every year some 35,000 Muslims from France make the hajj pilgrimage Features -
Hijab debate returns to France after student asked to remove her ‘thing’
French law bans religious symbols at schools but not universities Features -
Hostage beheading raises pressure on French Muslims
Experts say the beheading of Herve Gourdel will likely increase ‘anti-Muslim sentiments’ France Features -
French Muslim leaders denounce ISIS brutality
French Imams also condemn ISIS’s efforts to recruit young Europeans for jihad in Syria and Iraq World News -
French prison ordered to provide halal food to Muslims
The French government is arguing that the prison was doing enough to ensure the respect of religious freedom World News -
Sex education reports upset French Muslims
There were angry reactions from conservative Muslim and Catholic parents Analysis -
Two French teen jihadists charged
The two Muslim boys, aged 15 and 16, were charged with criminal conspiracy in connection with a terrorist enterprise World News
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