News Agencies – May 9, 2012 A poll by L’institut de sondages OpinionWay suggests that in the second round of voting in the French presidential elections on May 6th, 93% of Muslims voted for President-elect Hollande. 59% of those polled voted for Hollande in the first round of voting. “It is the mark…
News Agencies – December 27, 2011 Thirty war graves of Muslim soldiers who fought in World War I have been attacked and defaced in the southern city of Carcassonne. Racist insults and swastikas were painted on the graves, which are identified by the Islamic symbols of the star and crescent. Slogans including “France for the…
Le Figaro – August 1, 2011 Eight French municipal representatives have made a request for a parliamentary commission on the halal meat market following a polemical documentary aired by Canal + at the beginning of the month of Ramadan. The representatives argued that the documentary revealed serious problems with the halal food market including…
Le Figaro – June 20, 2011 Chaabi Bank, a subsidiary of the Banque populaire du Maroc announced it would open the first accounts in France that are Sharia-compatible. It intends to propose mortgages under the same principles by the end of the year.
Le Figaro – May 16, 2011 Five young men arrested in conjunction with two protests in Lyon related to Islamism were sentenced to three months in prison related to weapons they were carrying which included bombs. Approximately 500 people participated in the protests.
