Tag: Fillon
Francois Fillon, embracing his Catholicism, challenges France’s secular tradition
When French presidential contender François Fillon marked the Feast of the Assumption last summer, he attended Mass at Solesmes Abbey, a Benedictine monastery known...
French Prime Minister tries to soothe Jewish, Muslim leaders over animal...
News Agencies – March 7, 2012
France’s prime minister scrambled to dispel concerns in Jewish and Muslim communities
after criticizing the ritual slaughter of animals for...
Former French Muslim Minister Dati Accuses French Prime Minister of Prejudice
News Agencies – December 14, 2011
Rachida Dati, the first Muslim woman of North African origin to hold a senior French government post, focused a...
Report Suggests New Law Needed As French firms face religious demands...
Reuters – September 16, 2011
French companies are increasingly facing religious demands from their employees and need a change in the labor code to be...