A book review of The French Intifada: The Long War between France and its Arabs by Andrew Hussey

February 28, 2014   A book review of The French Intifada: The Long War between France and its Arabs by Andrew Hussey (publication date March 6, 2014)   ‘’ Going well beyond news reports, the book shows just how hot and fierce a vein of hatred for France runs through the Muslim populations that have experienced…

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Hassen Chalghoumi interviewed by Le Figaro: ‘We have not built a French Islam’

February 16, 2014   Hassen Chalghoumi, the President of the Conference of Imans of France and President of the Muslim Association of Drancy was the guest speaker on the Talk Orange-Le Figaro show on February 11th.  The main themes were the nature of French Islam and French Muslims going to fight in Syria. Chalghoumi began…

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France-Qatar Agreement

January 28, 2014   France and Qatar signed an agreement to regulate problems that had emerged in the Lycée Voltaire in Doha. The agreement stipulates that Islamic studies and Arabic will be implemented in the school, and separation between male and female students will be reinforced in its future secondary school. The president of the…

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Catalan children travel to Gambia to study the Qur’an

January 22, 2014   Hundreds of Catalan children travel each year to Gambia to study the Koran and Arabic. These children between 7 and 17 years old may be between six months to five years in madrasas (Islamic schools). The goal is for their children to maintain the traditions and religious and cultural ties to the home community….

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