Islamophobia in sport: UN experts declare France’s headscarf ban discriminatory and to be overturned
A group of UN human rights experts has just issued a press release declaring that the ban on headscarves by certain French sports federations (such as soccer and basketball) is discriminatory and should be overturned.
“Mr. Minister, what actions do you plan to take to combat Islamophobia in concrete terms?” a French MP’s appeal following the latest report on Islamophobia in Europe
In an official letter to the Secretary of State for Citizenship and the Fight against Discrimination, Othman Nasrou, dated October 24, left-wing MP Farida Amrani (LFI) expresses her deep concern at the release of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) report on the state of Islamophobia in Europe.
Five years after the Bayonne mosque attack, mosques are still targets
Five years ago today, the mosque in Bayonne (Pyrénées-Atlantiques, south-west France) was the target of a far-right attack: after attempting to set fire to the mosque door, the assailant shot and wounded two men before being arrested.
Anti-Islam demonstration: German far-right movement “Pegida” announces its dissolution
After ten years of Islamophobic activity, Germany’s far-right “Pegida” movement announced its dissolution on Sunday at its latest demonstration in Dresden (eastern Germany).
Jaminet affair: he’s “no longer welcome” in the French team
Last Sunday, the day after his re-election as President of the French Rugby Federation (FFR), Florian Grill declared on the set of RMC that Melvyn Jaminet, a professional player prosecuted for his racist remarks, was “no longer welcome” in the French team.
Attack on a high school: perpetrators of fake “Islamist” tags given 6-month suspended prison sentence
In Quimper (eastern France) last April, a private Catholic school was vandalized by two men, including writing on the walls of classrooms aimed at harming Muslims by blaming them for the damage. Some of the inscriptions were: “Long live Islam”; “Allah is great”; “Death to France”; “France to Morocco”. In police custody the following day, […]
They planned murders of migrants and attacks on mosques, their trial postponed until January
The appeal trial of the eleven far-right activists, due to take place last week, will now be held in January. A request for postponement was lodged by the lawyer of one of the defendants: the trial date fell at the same time as her delivery. In January 2023, thirteen defendants were brought to trial: three […]
Flanders: in municipal elections, the far-right makes its biggest breakthrough since the Second World War
This trend was already apparent in the parliamentary elections last June, and was confirmed this weekend in the municipal elections, where the voting rate for the far right has not been so high since the Second World War. The far-right separatist party Vlaams Belang won the municipality of Ninove, a medium-sized town (30 km from […]
Evere: driving instructor refuses to let Muslim women wear headscarves
According to the school’s secretary, this is a condition that the instructor set when he joined this driving school in Evere (Brussels Capital Region). The latter adds that “even if it’s not normal, the instructor brings in €36,000 a month”, implicitly approving these Islamophobic practices to earn more money. These statements were recorded by a […]
Street prayer: the hypocrisy of French politicians
A large-scale Christian street prayer was held in Paris on October 7 on the Passerelle Debilly, bringing together over 250 people, to “make amends for the blasphemy of the Olympic Games opening ceremony”, according to Le Salon Beige, a news blog run by a conservative Christian group. The ceremony was criticized for mocking the Last […]
