Rector of the Mosque of Paris demands that debate on Islam be cancelled

News Agencies – March 11, 2011 These articles outline the rector of the Mosque of Paris, Dalil Boubakeur, and his position opposing the proposed debate on Islam by Nicolas Sarkozy.

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French store, Casino, pulls halal sausages from shelves

News Agencies – February 11, 2011 The French food store Casino has announced it will pull Herta sausages (of the Nestle brand) off its shelves as the product is suspected not to be halal. The supermarket chain announced it would conduct independent testing to guarantee that pork products were not within the halal-certified food. The…

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Terrorist Suspects Arrested In and Around Paris

News Agencies – November 9, 2010 Five people believed to have trained as Islamist militants in Pakistan’s troubled Afghan border region have been arrested in and around Paris. Some of those arrested were picked up in the suburb of Roissy, where France’s largest airport is located, security sources said on condition of anonymity. Police and…

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Five to Six Million Muslims Counted in France

According to the French Minister of the Interior, there are between five and six million Muslims living in France, where 33% are practicing, 10% attend Friday prayers regularly. There are between 1,500 and 1,800 mosques and prayer rooms. The largest and oldest mosque in France is the Mosque of Paris built in 1922 in the…

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    Muslims in Lille express shock and concern following Swiss minaret ban

    This article claims that Muslims in the Northern French city of Lille feel that the recent Swiss ban on minarets sends a very bad message for the acceptance of Muslims in Europe. One man interviewed pointed to the positive incorporation of the Mosque of Paris’ minaret within local architecture.

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