France
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France's FN sacks councillor who converted to Islam
A local councillor for France’s far-right National Front (FN), who made headlines earlier this year after converting to Islam, has been sacked, the party said Tuesday.
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France Recognizes Palestine a State
Israel’s ambassador to France says proposed resolution is destructive for the peace effort.
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French national suspected to have been part of Kassig's beheading
French daily Le Figaro said Sunday on its website that French Interior Ministry Bernard Cazeneuve was studying the possibility of the presence of a French national among the Islamic State militants who beheaded US aid worker Abdul-Rahman Kassig.
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In a Shocking Decision French Politician Reverts to Islam
"I'm ready to explain to them that Islam has a mission to unite all men and women," Buttey said.
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Italy’s Far-right Opposes Muslim Swim Class
Though praised by sports officials for integrating the religious minority, a new swimming course planned next January for Muslim women has been viciously attacked by the far-right politicians as “discriminatory”.
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France most popular European travel destination for Muslims
France has emerged as the most desirable travel destination in Europe by Muslim tourists particularly among Malaysian travelers, according to a poll of travelers in the Middle East and Southeast Asia.
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Muslim engineer banned from French nuclear sites
A Muslim engineer working for a firm subcontracted by French energy giant EDF has been banned from accessing French nuclear sites where he normally works, a move his lawyer says is “pure Islamophobia”.
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Collection of Islamic E-Books Published in France
Iranian Cultural Center in France has published a collection of Islamic e-books translated into the French language.
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France: Pro-Israeli graffiti on Marseille mosque
The Collectif contre l’Islamophobie en France reports that graffiti has been sprayed on the wall of the Muslim Centre of Marseille by the extremist Jewish Defence League.
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French President slams UN school attack in Gaza
French President Francois Hollande has condemned a recent deadly airstrike on a UN shelter in the Gaza Strip as “unacceptable.”
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Thousands Join Pro-Palestinian Rallies in France
Thousands of people took to the streets in several cities across France on Saturday to protest Israel's deadly offensive in the Gaza Strip.
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France bans anti-Israeli protest
French government has ordered banning a protest against Israel's onslaught on the Gaza Strip, planned for the weekend in the capital Paris.
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Quranic Verses That Led French Doctor to The Truth
Iranian Islamic scholar Hojat-ol-Islam Biazar Shirazi in a forum held at the 22nd International Holy Quran Exhibition related the story of a French doctor who embraced Islam after reading two verses of the Quran.
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Legal challenge to French mayor’s ban of Muslim hijab on beach
After two mothers wearing Muslim hijabs, or headscarves, were refused access to a beach in the French municipality of Wissous, its regional government of Essone on Saturday legally challenged Wissous’ ban on the wearing of religious symbols.
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France to ban jihadists from leaving the country
France has seen a sharp rise this year in citizens going to join Islamic militants in Syria and now Iraq.
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European Court of Human Rights upholds French ban on full-face veils
The European Court of Human Rights has upheld a French law banning the wearing of the full-face veil, the niqab.
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France calls for immediate action against ISIL in Iraq
France has called for an immediate action against the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist group, which is wreaking havoc on Iraq.