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France’s first state-contracted Muslim school

Euro-Islam11 years ago01 mins

Ouest France 26.02.2013 Of the 25 Muslim educational facilities in France, the Lycée Averroès in Lille, a Muslim private school, is the only one to be funded by the French state. In accordance with French law, the Islamic faith practiced in the institution is one coined by tolerance and inclusiveness of non-Muslims. The school was…

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Toulouse hostage gunman, claiming to be linked to al-Qaeda, arrested

Euro-Islam12 years ago02 mins

News Agencies – June 20, 2012 French police have detained a gunman who held four people hostage at a bank in the southern city of Toulouse for almost seven hours. The man initially demanded money but when he was refused, a shot was fired and the hostages taken. Claiming to be linked to al-Qaeda, he…

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