In April 2014 former politician Christine Boutin remarked during an interview that “homosexuality is an abomination.” In December 2015 Boutin was ordered to pay 5,000 euros in fines for her remarks. This Tuesday, the Appeals Court annulled its original sentence for “provocation of hate or of violence,” stating that, “the incriminating remarks, even if offensive, do…
A public letter signed by more than 100 French women that denounced the #MeToo movement has sparked debate over everything from the appropriate limits of flirtation to the extent to which the French should absorb American sexual norms. Among those who disagreed with the public letter was Leïla Slimani, a novelist who won the Prix Goncourt in 2016….
The death of a 15-year-old girl, stabbed to death by her ex-boyfriend in a drugstore in the German town of Kandel, has not only sparked a public outcry but also become a case of high political salience – because the suspected killer was an Afghan refugee. The case The girl’s death occurred on December 27,…
The head of Ofsted says the hijab “could be interpreted as sexualisation of young girls”.
Several Muslim leaders have reacted to Dalil Boubakeur’s absence at the Elysée’s annual meeting with France’s religious leaders. “The message is clear,” said one of the Muslim community’s principal figures, “there is no longer special treatment for Dalil Boubakeur. The CFCM is indeed the privileged interlocutor.” Past CFCM presidents, including Mohammed Moussaoui, were invited. Abdallah…
