Racist graffiti daubed on mosque

14.04.2013 Le Figaro Racist graffiti was discovered on the walls of a mosque in Coulommiers, Seine-et-Marne. The attack follows two anti-Muslim incidents in February that occurred in the same Department as this week’s attack. Last year alone, attacks against Muslims are reported to have increased 28 fold in France.

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Feminist activists burn Salafi flag

Le Figaro 03.04.2013 Three feminists of the Ukrain-based Femen movement have burnt the Salafi flag in front of the Great Mosque of Paris. The women, of whom two were white and one of Tunisian origin, burnt the flag as an expression of solidarity with a Tunisian feminist who had previously decried human rights abuses against…

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French imams condemn Cameroon hostage taking

20.02.2013 Le Figaro Members of the Muslim community of Montpellier, central France, have launched an appeal to free the seven French hostages and all other hostages taken by members by Muslim extremists in Cameroon. The appeal was joined by the Imam of the mosque in Montpellier-Mosson, the Association of Mosson and the Mosque Association of…

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French Imams assemble at Holocaust Memorial

04.02.2012 Le Figaro For the first time in France around 50 imams from all over the country have come together with members of Islamic associations , representatives of other religions as well as the French Secretary of State to assemble at the Shoah Memorial in Drancy. The assembly was organized by Hassen Chalghoumi who is…

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New IFOP survey suggests image of Islam in France is deteriorating

News Agencies – October 29, 2012   According to a study conducted by IFOP (Public Opinion Institute) for Le Figaro the image of Islam is rapidly deteriorating in France. It shows that the rise of ethnic separatist communities among some Muslims in France is strengthening the public rejection.   “Our study shows an evolution that…

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