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Another Mosque in France was shut down for a six-month period amid an ongoing drive against Muslims. The Al-Farouk Mosque in Pessac district near the city of Bordeaux was closed for allegedly defending “radical Islam” and “spreading Salafist ideology,” the Gironde governorate said in a statement on Monday. The statement accused the …

The French state has started to monitor and investigate the Muslim civil society again. The French state has spread fear among Muslim community. It wants to control Muslims at all levels and intends to humiliate and deprive them of their primary rights such as freedom of opinion and religion. Besides, …

Iranian President Seyed Ebrahim Rayeesi said that his country pursues a balanced foreign policy in relations with the world states, stressing that Iran’s progress does not depend on developments in New York or Vienna. Iran still abides by the Islamic Revolution ideals, President Rayeesi said during the Friday prayers at …

Paris on Saturday (05 Feb 2022) forged ahead with efforts to reshape Islam in France, introducing a new body made up of clergy and laymen — and women — purportedly to help lead the largest Muslim community in Western Europe. Critics see the efforts as a political ploy to lure …

 French lawmakers have passed a law which bans the wearing of Hijab at sporting events. During a discussion on the sports bill in the Senate, the upper house of parliament, lawmakers adopted an amendment late Tuesday that aims to prohibit the wearing of hijab in competitions organized by the country’s …

 Recently two Mosques in Besançon (Eastern France) were spray-painted with six red crosses of Lorraine, symbol of Gaullism and the Resistance. According to the leaders of these places of worship, these symbols were misused to spread hatred and deliver an anti-Muslim message. In the first week of Oct 2021,an unknown …

Iran Demands Ahead of Vienna Talks:

Tear gas and pepper spray were used after clashes broke out amid after people gathered to protest for the 9th consecutive week against health passes and mandatory vaccination for some population categories, in Paris on Saturday. [VIDEO]

The Paris police on Thursday banned a Palestinian solidarity demonstration planned for Saturday in the French capital . Earlier on Thursday, French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin had asked the police to ban a pro-Palestinian protest in Paris this weekend. Activists had called the protest in the Barbes district of northern …

Sixteen year-old Mariem Chourak is a devout Muslim who considers wearing a hijab an expression of her devotion to the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), but a proposal by French senators might soon deny her the freedom to do so in public spaces. The amendment to an ‘anti-separatism’ bill designed to strengthen …