June, 2015 - - Page 15

French court convicts ultraconservative Muslim as disruptive force at Lyon mosque

Euro-Islam9 years ago01 mins

A mosque has won an unusual court battle against a Salafist member of the congregation regarded as disruptive and, in an apparent first for Muslims, used France’s 1905 law guaranteeing secularism to argue its case. A court ruled on Wednesday in favor of the small Oullins mosque outside of Lyon. It convited Faouzi Saidi,…

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In Egypt to meet moderate Muslims, France’s far-right leader is scolded for her views on Islam

Euro-Islam9 years ago9 years ago04 mins

Marine le Pen, the leader of the popular French far right National Front party, has often seemed at loggerheads with Islam. Just after the devastating attacks in Paris this year, for example, she tweeted: “It is the Islamists who have declared war on France.” However, Le Pen herself has often gone to some lengths to say her…

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