Established in November 2012, The Union of French Muslim Democrats (UDMF) claims more than 900 members and 8,000 supporters. Most are Muslims who do not identity with the current political parties and who are “fed up” with bipartisan politics. This year, the party will present eight candidates in departmental elections in Lyon, Nice, Pas-de-Calais, and…
10.10.2013 Liberation 28 people, including public officials, religious representatives and imams were awarded on Thursday in Lyon with a university diploma which validates their ‘knowledge on secularism’. The diploma was awarded by France’s Home Minister, Manuel Valls, who intends to expand this course to all religious representatives in the country. The course is financed by…
12.08.2013 Following the arrest of a 23-year-old serving soldier who planned to attack Vénissieux’s mosque in southeastern France, 150 Muslims gathered at the mosque to protest and express their fears and anger about the rise of Islamophobia in France. The 23-year-old sergeant of the French Air Force was arrested on August 7 at his military…
Le Parisien – June 22, 2012 The Secours islamique de France (SIF) is celebrating its 20th anniversary with an exposition in a “humanitarian village” in Paris, which will then travel to Lyon and St-Denis. The SIF’s first humanitarian mission dates to April 1992 during the Bosnian War. The organization has an annual budget of 21…
News Agencies – January 10, 2012 A newlywed Muslim couple are suing the mayor of Lyon after a local official insisted the bride remove her veil at the town hall wedding ceremony. The bride, identified only as Nassima A., was asked to remove a veil that covered her hair during her wedding ceremony at a…
