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Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Condemns French Parliamentary Report

SYS-CON Media 8 February 2010

LONDON -- The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat wishes to express its condemnation of the recommendations of a recent French Parliamentary Report, which called for a partial ban on

 

Al Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb issues ultimatum over hostages

Thaindian News 8 February 2010

Cairo - In a fresh ultimatum demanding release of four terrorists imprisoned in Mali by March 1, north African wing of the Al Qaeda has offered to free two of the six European

 

France: Municipality wants school cafeteria to stop serving meat to Muslims

Islam in Europe 8 February 2010

I don't fully understand this story. If the parents don't want their children to eat meat in the cafeteria, who's forcing them? Some families did not want their children eating meat

 

Kidnapped French Red Cross worker is released

France24 8 February 2010

A French aid worker kidnapped in November in Chad was released on Saturday, the International Committee of the Red Cross said in a statement. Laurent Maurice "regained his freedom today... after

 

France to send 80 soldiers to Afghanistan for training missions

France24 5 February 2010

France has decided to send around 80 military trainers to Afghanistan to help build up the national security forces, French Defence Minister Herve Morin said Friday. The personnel will include

 

Imam attacked for being 'too pro-Jewish'

Jewish Chronicle 5 February 2010
By Natasha Lehrer

A French imam has received death threats for promoting positive relations with the Jewish community. Hassen Chalghoumi, the clean-shaven imam of Drancy mosque, just outside Paris, has been

 

Headscarf-wearing officer to appear before disciplinary committee

France24 4 February 2010

A female security agent in Paris who was suspended for wearing the Islamic headscarf on the job will appear before a disciplinary committee, sources close to the case have said. The hearing was

 

French Muslims fear rise in "Islamophobia" after mosque attack

France24 3 February 2010

France's top council of Muslim representatives on Monday condemned a weekend attack on a mosque north of Paris and called for a national debate on Islamophobia. Vandals painted "Islam get out of

 

France to deny citizenship to man who requires wife to wear burqa

Deutsche Welle 3 February 2010

France's Prime Minister Francois Fillon said Wednesday on Europe 1 radio he would sign a decree sent to him by Immigration Minister Eric Besson refusing citizenship to a Moroccan man. The reason, he

 

France - 57% of Muslims regularly buy halal

Meattradenewsdaily 2 February 2010

The idea that supply drives demand may sound counter-intuitive, but as far as religious matters go, that is certainly true for the Jewish community. Meanwhile, the Swedish Veterinary Association

 

National-identity debate has failed, French minister says

Earthtimes 1 February 2010

Paris - France's controversial nationwide debate on national identity has not been constructive, the minister whose idea it was admitted Monday. Asked on France Info radio about a recent poll in

 

Al Qaeda group extends French hostage ultimatum

Ethiopian Review  1 February 2010

The north African branch of Al-Qaeda, which was threatening to kill a French hostage, has put back an ultimatum that was due to expire at midnight, a Malian negotiator said on Saturday. Pierre

 

French PM asks top court to help draft law banning full Islamic veil

France24 1 February 2010

French Prime Minister Francois Fillon on Friday asked France's top court to help the government draft a law banning the full Islamic veil, his office said. The government's move comes three days

 

France: Muslim Mob Storms Mosque of Moderate Imam

ANSAmed 28 January 2010

PARIS - Tension is high in France where Hassen Chalghoumi, the imam at the Drancy mosque, who in recent days sided in favour of a law that bans the use of the full veil has been hit by

 

French panel calls for partial ban of full veil

The Age 28 January 2010
By ELAINE GANLEY

A PARLIAMENTARY panel that wants Muslim women to stop veiling their faces has recommended that France ban such garb in public places, including hospitals and on public transport. The panel also

 

FRANCE: PARLIAMENTARY MISSION REQUESTS FULL VEIL BAN

Ansamed 27 January 2010

The parliamentary mission, which has for months been involved in finding a position on the full veil (burka), has today announced its conclusions, recommending that France should solemnly declare

 

Friction mounts as parliament awaits ‘burqa’ ban report

France24 25 January 2010
By Tony Todd

The report by a cross-party parliamentary commission looking into creating a law to ban the Muslim veil in public – as well as any kind type of clothing that completely hides the face - is due to be

 

Marseille: Girl awarded 2,000 euro for hymen injury

Islam in Europe 25 January 2010

On December 7th, 2006, a 7 year old girl was pushed by a classmate in the restroom in a school north of Marseille. She fell down to the floor thereby leading to the tearing of her hymen. A

 

French Call for Veil Ban in Public Buildings

Fox News 25 January 2010

PARIS - A French parliamentary panel will stop short of recommending a ban on face-covering veils in the street and instead will ask for the garb to be banned in public facilities such as hospitals,

 

Illegal migrants sent to mainland

France24 25 January 2010

A group of some 60 refugees in Corsica, identifying themselves as Syrian Kurds, were flown to mainland France on Saturday. The rest of the 124 refugees are soon to follow. The group landed in Corsica

 
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