Judeo-Islam Friendship Weekend in France

Le Figaro – November 8, 2010 French Jewish and Muslim communities recently met over couscous in Ris-Orangis (in Essonne) as part of a weekend of gatherings related to Judeo-Islamic friendship (the AJMF or l’amitié judéo-musulmane de France). The principle behind the gatherings is to meet within each other’s places of worship to share, exchange ideas…

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Jewish-Muslim tensions rise in France as Gaza conflict continues

Silence from France’s Jewish community organizations over the atrocities committed by Israeli forces against the civilian population of the sealed off Gaza Strip has caused cracks in their relations with the sizable Muslim community, claims IslamOnline.net. “Gaza was the tough test for the Muslims-Jews dialogue in France,” claimed Djelloul Seddiki, who quit his position as…

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