France
Racist graffiti sprayed on mosque
Le Figaro 15.05.2013 The Regional Council of the Muslim Faith of Alsace announced the discovery of racist inscriptions and a Christian cross on the wall of a mosque under construction. The racist graffiti, which reads ‘French for the French and ‘100% pork’, was discovered by a mosque member in Illzach, Alsace, and is suspected to…
French Council of the Muslim Faith for critical internal reform
French Council of the Muslim Faith 14.05.2013 Following a reformation scandal that has profoundly affected and occupied the French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM) over several weeks, some of its leading members have published an open letter on the organisation’s homepage, which calls for a sincere and critical reform of the CFCM. The letter…
The quest for French educated imams
Liberation 07.05.2013 As so often declared by the French Government, the recent Secretary of State, Maneul Valls, wants to see more imams educated in France in mosques all over the country. He has made it one of his priority tasks to forward the cause and instructed a study conducted by the Ministry of Higher Education…
French Council for the Muslim Religion (CFCM): Ramadan dates fixed
Liberation 09.05.2013 For the first time in France, the representatives of the Muslim community of the country have used astronomic calculations to determine the dates for the holy Islamic month of Ramadan. The French Council for the Muslim Religion (CFCM) announced that this year’s Ramadan will start on July 9 and finish with the holy…
France: Islamophobic attacks on the rise
Liberation 01.05.2013 The French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM) reports that Islamophobic attacks have risen in the first trimester of 2013. The rise accounts to 25% within the last 4 months, i.e. 50 anti-Muslim attacks registered with the French police since the beginning of the year in comparison to 40 last year. Last year…