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French rabbi hits the road to build Jewish-Muslim ties
Drivers slow down to stare at the tall figure in a black bowler hat and snow-white beard. “Just the other day, I was called a dirty Jew,” Michel Serfaty is telling a Muslim man. “Now, you’re going to say it isn’t so.” The man indeed begins to protest — that the remarks are shameful but don’t…
Bernard Cazeneuve’s call to Muslims against radical Islam
While attending the break-fast at the Grand Mosque of Paris, Bernard Cazeneuve called on Muslims to combat radical Islam, less than a week after the attack in Isere. “The best fortification against terrorism is French Muslims themselves, and the Republic, with all of its abilities and Republican values,” declared the interior minister. Addressing religious leaders,…
In Algeria, Islam seen as an enemy in France
Abdou Semmar, editor of Algerie Focus, discussed Islam in France and the latter’s difficulty taking responsibility and its need to be “better armed against extremist Salafism.” Q: What do you think of Manuel Valls’s remarks on the “war of civilization”? A: “I’m not surprised that a prime minister, no matter their political affiliation, holds this…
Young Muslims do not try to isolate themselves from society
In contrast to what we often read in the media, young Muslims feel part of society. They listen secular pop music, watch the same television programs as non-Muslims and find study and career of utmost importance. This is concluded by anthropologist Daan Beekers – who says that his research shows that it is possible to…
Disbelief at Pontarlier mosque attended by Salhi
Naceur Benyahia was surprised to hear the name Yassin Salhi regarding the terror attack in Isère. The president of the local Islamic association in Pontarlier (Doubs) knew the man arrested by a fireman after the attack at the US owned factory in Saint-Quentin-Fallavier. “It’s a man that I’ve known for ten years. A calm man…