Prime Minister Manuel Valls advocated the construction of a pact with the Islam of France aimed to join forces to combat the phenomenon of radicalization. In an interview with the weekly Journal de Dimanche, Valls estimated that “Islam has found its place within the Republic”, but with the rise of extremism we have the urgency to…
Plans by a water park in the southern French city of Marseille to hold a pool day for Muslim women who wear full-body swimsuits, known as burkinis, has sparked debate and anger in the country. The event, set to be held on September 17, is being organised by a women’s association, Smile13, based in the…
Prime Minister Valls said France, which is home to around five million Muslims, needs to forge a new rapport with Islam. “We need to reset and invent a new relationship with Islam in France,” Valls said. The PM has long wanted to help nurture a more French version of Islam, without extremists elements and said…
A group of Muslim women who claim in a lawsuit they were kicked out of a California restaurant for wearing headscarfs have been accused of “civilizational jihad” by a lawyer for the restaurant, which has launched a countersuit. The seven women, six of whom were wearing hijabs, were kicked out of Urth Caffe in Laguna…
Source: http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/faits-divers/20160607.OBS2086/agression-a-nice-il-m-a-dit-tu-devrais-avoir-honte-de-servir-de-l-alcool-pendant-le-ramadan.html June 7, 2016 A Muslim waitress says she was verbally abused and physically attacked by two men who accused her of shaming Islam by serving alcohol during Ramadan. The woman, who is in her 30s, said she was working in a bar in Nice on the first day of the holy month of…
