News Agencies – October 1, 2010 Two French female students have made a film of the pair of them strolling through the streets of Paris in a niqab, bare legs and mini-shorts as a critique of France's recently passed law. Calling themselves the "Niqabitches," the veiled ladies can be seen strutting past prime ministerial offices and various government ministries with a black … [Read more...] about French Students Protest Burqa Ban With High Heels, Mini-Shorts
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New resistance to Islamic finance in France
PCF (French Communist Party) member André Gerin has addressed a letter to François Fillon against changing laws to allow “Shari'a compatible” Islamic banking in France, claiming that accommodation is not appropriate and that this new banking calls into question “democratic and republican values.” Le Monde reports that two laws which would have allowed for greater facility … [Read more...] about New resistance to Islamic finance in France
Al-Qaeda Group Holds French Hostages in Somalia
Two French nationals kidnapped after gunmen stormed into a hotel in Mogadishu are now being held by a Somali al-Qaeda-linked group, according to reports. The two French security advisers will be tried under Sharia law, claims an official from their captors, the Islamic al-Shabab militia. The unnamed spokesperson said they would be tried for spying and "conspiracy against … [Read more...] about Al-Qaeda Group Holds French Hostages in Somalia
Two Frenchmen Accused of Terrorism Caught in Italy
Two French self-declared Islamic fundamentalists, Bassam Ayachi, 63, and Raphaël Gendron, 34, who now live in Brussels where they run the Belgian Islamic Center (Centre islamique belge) were arrested in Italy on terrorism charges. More specifically, the men were accused of illegal immigration and of threatening state security in their planned attacks in France, notably on the … [Read more...] about Two Frenchmen Accused of Terrorism Caught in Italy