France
Paris airport fires two Muslim staff because “their beards were too long”
Two Muslim security guards have claimed they were fired from a Paris airport because their “beards were too long”.
France shuts down three mosques for radicalisation
The French government announced on Wednesday that three mosques that are ‘radical’ have been closed down.
Muslim woman in Niqab slashed with box cutter in southern France
A young woman wearing a veil was attacked in Marseille on Wednesday by a man who reportedly called her a terrorist.
Islamophobes storm candlelit vigil being held for Paris victims calling for expulsion of Muslims
Anti-Islam protesters armed with flares and banners reading ‘Throw out Islamists’ descended on a quiet vigil being held for the victims of the Paris terror attacks in northern France.
Mosques have already come under attack in France
The Scene in Paris on Friday was morbid as at least 129 people were killed, and 352 wounded in attacks that are reported to have been staged and coordinated by three teams of assailants at six locations. The attacks have been described by President Francois Hollande as an “act of
Islamophobic French mayor declares war on kebabs, says he will not allow more kebab restaurants to be opened
A French mayor has declared ‘war’ on a popular Middle Eastern kebab and said that he will not permit new kebab restaurants to be opened within the borders of his town.
France Niqab ban five years on: ‘Complete Failure’
Exactly five years after France’s controversial burqa-ban was adopted, a professor who has spent years studying its impact tells The Local it has been a “complete failure” and even helped create a real threat to France.
Islamophobia - Bomb squad called because Quran left in a car in France
On Monday 29th September, soldiers in France called the bomb squad because of the presence of a Quran in a car.
French school makes Muslims and Jews wear red discs so staff would not serve them pork
A school in central France has provoked outrage for making Muslim and Jewish pupils wear a red disc around their necks at lunchtime so canteen staff would not serve them pork.
French mayor tries to evict Muslim refugees
The controversial far right mayor of a French town has once again caused a storm after a video emerged of him trying to evict Syrian refugees from their lodging, telling them “they are not welcome”.
