In the wake of the Quick fast-food chain’s decision to offer halal meat products, French politicians Fadela Amara and Cécile Duflot weigh in that the complaints against the possibility are excessive. Amara explained that because as a private business Quick does not offer public services they should be able to sell whatever they please. The…
According to a new study by Ifop, almost 60 percent of Muslims in France regularly purchase halal meats. Generally, about ¾ of the sample claimed to purchase halal. Those who are most apt to eat halal are the older generation, who appear to have more access and possibility to purchase these meat products. Interestingly, 44…
According to Le Figaro, in the auditions for the use of the burqa and the niqab in France, several French deputies have reported a rise in the number of cases of rights being claimed by Muslims in workplaces, whether it be halal-appropriate menus, or not wanting to eat lunch with those who eat pork. The…
In his 9 December speech on the Swiss minaret ban, Nicholas Sarkozy has turned the discourse in France to one of national identity and integration, according to this Le Monde editorial. In particular, Sarkozy redefined French secularism as “the principle of neutrality and not a principle of indifference” toward religious faiths, and called on Muslims…
A BVA poll for Canal + suggests that had a similar referendum taken place in France, 54 percent of the people in France would vote against it. Those who were for a referendum would have voted against minarets. A poll by Ifop for Le Figaro suggests that 46 percent of the French are hostile to…
