Fighting Separatism to build an “Enlightened Islam”: The controversial project of French President Emmanuel Macron

Friday 2nd of October, French President Emmanuel Macron gave a two hours speech to announce a new bill to “ fight separatism” that will be submitted to the National Assembly on the 9th of December. Explicitly mentioning the rise of “political Islam”, he notably denounced the risk of “ a counter society ” and enumerated the

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Collomb and Philippe press Muslim leaders to act

At the annual break-fast meal for Ramadan (Iftar) organized by the French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM) in Paris on Tuesday evening, the Minister of the Interior, Gerard Collomb, called on Muslims leaders to act. In a speech of about fifteen minutes, he wanted to “reawaken momentum.” “In the coming weeks, we would like

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Trump still has not condemned the Minnesota mosque bombing. Muslim leaders are waiting.

While President Trump’s Twitter feed remained mum on the August 6th Minnesota mosque bombing, other local, state and federal leaders have been quick to address and denounce the attack. Minnesota Governor, Mark Dayton called the attack “terrible, dastardly, cowardly act” and that it was “an act of terrorism.”  The Governor was joined by the state’s

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Muslim leaders condemn London Bridge terror attacks

Various Muslim leaders have condemned the London Bridge terror attacks. The Muslim Council of Britain said the nature of the atrocity and its timing during Ramadan proved the attackers “respect neither life nor faith.” The Muslim Council of Britain said the nature of the atrocity and its timing during Ramadan proved the attackers “respect neither

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Suspected revenge arson attack on Greater Manchester mosque after terrorist attack

A few hours after the terrorist attack in Manchester, the door of a mosque in the Manchester area was set on fire. Police are investigating the incident as a retaliation attack. Luckily, no one was in the mosque at the time and, while the door was damaged, the fire did not spread. The imam of

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