Marseille: Three Firefighter-Sailors Suspended After Singing Racist Songs

Three firefighter-sailors from Marseille (southern France) have been suspended after singing racist songs during the New Year’s Eve party on December 31.
Italy: Controversy Surrounding the Project to Read the Bible in Primary School

Last Thursday, a proposal by Italian Education Minister Giuseppe Valditara sparked controversy in Italy.
Neutrality in Public Primary and Secondary Education: Regulation of Wearing Distinctive Signs by Teachers
Camélia, a Muslim, is a mathematics teacher in a secondary school located in the Brussels Region. She wants to wear a headscarf but wonders about the applicable rules in her professional setting: are distinctive signs allowed in the exercise of her duties? Is the principle of neutrality applicable?
Neutrality in Higher Education and the Wearing of Distinctive Signs by Students
Nadia enrolled in a Higher Education institution in the Brussels region, part of the French-speaking community higher education network. She wears a headscarf and everything goes well for her at the beginning of the year within the institution. One morning, while waiting in a hallway, a member of the teaching staff approaches her and asks […]
Brussels: Arrest of a 14-Year-Old Suspected of Planning to Attack a Mosque

A 14-year-old, suspected of planning an attack on a mosque in Brussels, was arrested last Thursday
France: Interior Minister Supports Nemesis, Far-Right Feminist Movement

French Interior Minister, Bruno Retailleau, expressed his support for the far-right movement Nemesis, known for its racist and Islamophobic positions, during a security conference on January 21.
Geneva: Far-Right Fails to Ban Full-Coverage Swimwear in Public Pools

The UDC (Swiss People’s Party), a far-right Swiss party, has failed in its attempt to ban full-coverage swimwear in Geneva’s public pools
England: Young Muslims from Watford Organize a Street Cleaning Operation in the City

On January 1, 2025, young Muslims from Watford started the year with a significant civic action
Pas-de-Calais: Plaster Grenade Found Near Saint-Omer Mosque

On Tuesday, an incident occurred near the Saint-Omer mosque (northern France).
Marseille: Suspicious Arson in a Halal Butcher Shop

On the night of Thursday, January 16, a fire ravaged the storefront of the halal butcher shop “King Halal” in the 15th arrondissement of Marseille