News Agencies – August 1, 2012 Two pig heads were found hanging at the entrance of a mosque in southern France on August 1st, in the latest incident of what Muslim leaders say is rising Islamophobia in the country. The mayor of Montauban denounced what she described as intimidation of Muslims after the heads…
News Agencies – June 20, 2012 French police have detained a gunman who held four people hostage at a bank in the southern city of Toulouse for almost seven hours. The man initially demanded money but when he was refused, a shot was fired and the hostages taken. Claiming to be linked to al-Qaeda, he…
A mosque in Castres (Tarn) was vandalized by unknown assailants with xenophobic messages and crosses, and “Sieg heil” on the outside walls. Other inscriptions included “France for the French” and “White Power”, according to Abdelmalek Bouregba, president of the Islamic Association of Castres. Pig feet were also suspended in the doorway alongside drawings of the…
