April 2015
Bourget: Muslims claim more ‘respect’
Representatives of Islam denounced the barbarity of recent terrorist attacks during an annual gathering in Bourget. They also asked for more rights and respect for the Muslim community. Le Bourget annual convention organized by the Union of Islamic Organizations of France (UOIF) attracted the largest gathering of Muslims in the West. The occasion allowed for…
Dalil Boubakeur calls for doubling mosques in France
The leader of the French Council of the Muslim Faith has called for the number of mosques in France to double within two years, arguing that there are not enough places of worship for the country’s Muslim population. While speaking at a meeting consisting of French Islamic organizations, participants requested a decrease in Islamophobic acts…
For UMP deputy, the fight against Tobacco encourages jihadism
Deputy Nicolas Dhuicq, 54 years old, drew parallels between the anticipated tobacco control legislation in upcoming health laws and youth jihadism. “Worried about a society without tobacco and without alcohol” and defending “a principle of pleasure” Dhuicq believes that “there is no human society without toxic consumption.” Schooled as a psychiatrist, he denounced the “puritanism”…
Muslims Vote for National Front
Abdellah Zekri is president of France’s National Observatory Against Islamophobia. He discussed France’s recent election results with TSA. TSA: Do you have new figures concerning Islamophobia in France? Zekri: We will gather the newest statistics regarding Islamophobic acts in one week. I can tell you that the figure has drastically increased. There have been shots…