News and Analysis on Islam in Europe and North America
The Muslim community in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray in northern France, where two jihadists slit Father Jacques Hamel’s throat, is refusing to bury one of the attackers, saying that he put a stain on Islam, the French media reported. Algerian-born 19-year-old Adel Kermiche was one of the two attackers who killed the 85-year-old priest and seriously injured an
News Agencies – February 10, 2012 The French postal service will mark the 90th anniversary of the completion of the Paris Grand Mosque with a new stamp. The stamp will be launched with a ceremony at the Grand Mosque. A temporary post office will be set up at the mosque to sell the first day
News Agencies – March 16, 2011 Religious leaders, politicians and heads of suburban organizations met at the initiative of the national federation of the Paris Mosque, the Council of Democratic Muslims in France and the Banlieues Respect Collective in order to decide on action against the planned debate on secularism. Banlieues Respect says that such
News Agencies – September 2, 2010 22 outlets of popular French fast food chain Quick are serving burgers it says respect Islamic dietary law. While many Muslims are delighted, the Paris Mosque suggested that Quick’s criteria aren’t all-encompassing enough. Quick’s meat is certified as halal, but Cheikh Al Sid Cheikh, assistant to the rector of
The French Council of the Muslim Faith (Conseil français du Culte Musulman) has firmly condemned the call to protest the Mosque of Paris’ rector and former head of the CFCM, Dalil Boubakeur, in response to his characterization of Israel in the touristic magazine, SVP-Israël.