In Switzerland, the Cantonal Police Strengthens Prevention in Schools Against Hate Crimes
Last week, the Security Department and the Department of Public Education and Culture issued a press release announcing the reinforcement of prevention measures against hate crimes.
France: CNEWS Channel Fined €50,000 for Islamophobic Comments
The French television channel CNEWS has been fined €150,000 for comments made during broadcasts, announced ARCOM (Regulatory Authority for Audiovisual and Digital Communication) on Thursday, November 14.
Essonne: The Council of State Prohibits Inscribing ‘Secularism’ on School Facades
In November 2020, the mayor of the city of Étampes (Ile-de-France) decided to add the term ‘Secularism’ after the French motto (‘Liberty, Equality, Fraternity’) on certain official buildings of the city, including public schools.
Qurans Burned in Sweden: Far-Right Activist Rasmus Paludan Sentenced to Four Months in Prison
On Tuesday, November 5, the Swedish justice system sentenced far-right activist Rasmus Paludan to 4 months in prison for inciting hatred, after causing riots by burning copies of the Quran in Sweden in 2022.
Justice orders the resumption of substitute meals in school canteens
The Lyon administrative court has just ordered the commune of Tassin-la-Demi-Lune (Lyon metropolitan area, south-east France) to put alternative meals back on the school canteen menu.
Spain: Muslim association helps clean up Valencia church after floods
The Muslim association Islamic Relief has come to the aid of the inhabitants of the city of Valencia (south-east Spain) to clean up and repair flood damage in a church.
In France, a mosque vandalized in a village of 1,300 inhabitants
Last Saturday night, the corpse of a wild boar was dumped outside the doors of the Franco-Turkish association in Saint-Usage (Côte-d’Or, eastern France), which also houses a mosque.
Strasbourg: Arson attack on construction site of Europe’s largest mosque
Yesterday, a group of individuals set fire to the parking lot of the Eyyûb Sultan Grand Mosque in Strasbourg (eastern France).
An 82-year-old Muslim woman in The Hague was attacked by her neighbor and spent several days in intensive care.
It had already been a difficult year for 82-year-old Cemile. Of Turkish origin, she was regularly subjected to threats and racist insults from her neighbor, who told her to “go back to her country”.
Arson attack on Amiens mosque in a more-than-tense national context for Muslims in France
Yesterday, arson broke out at the entrance to the Assounna mosque in Amiens (northern France) during dawn prayers. Alerted by the smell of burning, worshippers went outside to discover the back door of the mosque on fire.
