For several years, French Muslims have rallied to open their own schools. Today there are 30 private Muslim schools, 282 private Jewish schools, and 8,485 private Catholic schools. Since 2010, many projects have emerged with interesting features: the majority of Muslim schools are independent and were initiatives of the local community. Today, these schools…
Minister of the Interior Bernard Cazeneuve visited the mosque in Carpentras at the prayer hour while believers celebrated Eid. Cazeneuve was hosted by Mohamed Moussaoui, Vice President of the National Council of the Muslim Faith, and Khalid Belcadi, President of the Regional Council of the Muslim Faith. Representatives from Jewish and Christian communities were also…
A radicalized ex-military tried to recruit his ex-colleagues for the jihad. The Dutch secret security services MIVD and AIVD are investigating the case. The ex-military approached his ex-colleagues by mail. But because of security issues spokesperson of neither the airbase where the ex-military worked or the security services can give any information on this issue….
Ineke van der Valk (University of Amsterdam) investigated acts of violence against Muslims and mosques. Two/third of the mosques she questioned have experience some sort of act of violence: the breaking of windows, arson and there were also mosques that found a dead sheep or pig near their mosque. 90% of the mosques went to…
Eid is traditionally a holiday during which a Muslim is expected to slaughter a sheep, however there is a growing problem surrounding the holiday due to the limited capacity of slaughterhouses in France. Only one hundred machines would be approved in France as appropriate for slaughter. As a result, the French Council of the Muslim…
