Marriage Debates Color Muslims’ Le Bourget

April 18, 2014   Muslim leaders opened France’s largest Islamic conference on Friday, April 18, amid a recent controversy surrounding the recent social debates in France regarding legalization of gay marriage and discussions on gender equality education in schools. “From the point of view of the religious consciousness, marriage for all is something that is…

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    Thousands Turn Out For Islamic Rally In France

    LE BOURGET, France, April 11 (AFP) – Twenty-two thousand people attended the annual rally of the Union of French Islamic Organisations (UOIF) outside Paris on Sunday, considerably higher than the attendance last year, police said. The rally was taking place in the context of the US-led occupation of Iraq and the French government’s controversial decision…

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