The Conservative party has long faced criticism over its failure to tackle Islamophobia within the organisation, with allegations being made against senior and prominent politicians in the party such as Boris Johnson and Michal Gove. In 2018, the Muslim Council of Britain called for an independent inquiry into the problem. Citing nine cases of anti-Islam…
The Muslim Council of Britain has elected its first female leader. Zara Mohammed, 29 from Glasgow, said it was an “honour” to be appointed as the new secretary general after winning the most votes in a poll of affiliate groups of the UK’s largest Muslim umbrella organisation. She succeeds Harun Khan, who completed a maximum…
One bill and one law are currently garnering critique : the bill to Strengthen Republican Values and the Global Security Law. The Global Security Law aims at reorganizing the French security services made of three main components: the police, the military and the private security agencies[1]. Debates have rapidly focused on the 24th controversial article…
Emmanuel Macron initiatives aiming at better control French Islam face significant resistance. This article focuses on one local case in Lyon, and gives an overview of the ongoing critiques of the project. Two Imams and associative leaders from Rhône-Alpes – Lyon’s region – have published a joined press release, on Monday January the 25th, to…
Since the announcement of the controversial bill on “Islamic separatism”, the debate has been raging, while major issues both domestic and international have repeatedly come to the fore. A (re)structuration of French Islam The regulation of French Islam is a recurring leitmotiv for Emmanuel Macron since his election in 2017. The awful decapitation of the…
