Freedom of Religion and Belief
Entrance of the Ministry of Interior in Paris, which promotes the new controversial law. Crédits. FRANCE: Religious freedom under threat of a new law/ Sign the petition Support the call of the European Interreligious Forum for Religious Freedom with an email to...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
FRANCE: Teenager arrested after kicking a rabbi in Paris metro Reuters (09.11.2023) – A teenager has been arrested and is under investigation for assault after kicking a rabbi in the back in the Paris Metro, a prosecutor said on Thursday, against broader...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
FRANCE: Paris Graffiti recall 1930s antisemitism, says mayor BBC (02.11.2023) – Stars of David have been found graffitied on buildings in the Paris area, in acts that political leaders have said “recall the 1930s”. Some 60 Stars of David were...
Women's Rights & Gender Equality
Muslim students’ robes are latest fault line for French identity When the French education minister declared that the abayas favored by some Muslim women “can no longer be worn in schools,” he stoked a fierce debate over the country’s secular ideals. By Roger...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
FRANCE: Schools in France send dozens of Muslim girls home for wearing abayas Schoolgirls who refused to change out of the loose-fitting robes have been sent home with a letter to parents on secularism. Aljazeera (05.09.2023) – French public schools have sent...