Forty theologians, imams, and experts met May 25 in Paris as the Muslim Theological Council of France (CTMF). Their objective is to “help French Muslims fully adhere to their French citizenship and to their religion, mainly through promoting a middle ground, in religious practice and with respect to others.” Among the nine members—including one woman—on…
Former president of France, Nicholas Sarkozy has terminated the mayor who claimed in his controversial tweet that Islam would be banned in France by 2027. According to details, Robert Chardon belonged to Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) created a controversy when he tweeted multiple times on Thursday, May 14, that “the religion of Islam…
The Islamic State used two French suicide bombers in today’s coordinated assault on the western Iraqi town of Haditha. One of the bombers has been featured in the past in an Islamic State propaganda film calling for more French recruits. Photographs of the two French jihadists were released by the Islamic State’s “Wilayat al…
Following a rocky year in their often-delicate relationship, France and Morocco have announced they will cooperate on counter-terrorist activities — especially in light of the ISIS threat, whose militants has been recruiting Muslims in both countries. “We had a difficult year of course, now it’s behind us, and [relations] are resuming as if nothing had…
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Sunday praised the fight against “extremism” launched by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who is accused of a bloody crackdown against Islamists. In July 2013, then army chief Sisi overthrew Islamist president Mohammed Morsi after mass protests against his turbulent year-long rule, and a subsequent crackdown on…
