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 […]
Muslim women stabbed in Paris: the two accused are sent back to the Assize Court
In October 2020 on the Champ de Mars in Paris, two Muslim women were physically attacked and stabbed several times by two women who also insulted them: “Dirty Arabs”, “You’re not at home here”. The victims were hospitalized and the two suspects placed in police custody for “racially motivated intentional violence”, a charge that was […]
Right-wing extremism: UNI student union invited to the National Assembly for the start of the academic year
Last week, Yvenn Le Coz, national delegate for UNI (Union nationale inter-universitaire, a far-right trade union) spoke at a round-table discussion at the French National Assembly on the start of the new academic year. Far removed from the difficult reality experienced by a large number of students, the UNI warned of the risks of “Islamism […]
Brittany: a far-right website doesn’t want the Koran to be read in … mosques
“It used to be that Karl Marx was taught in Saint-Nazaire, but now it’s the Koran!” This is how Breizh-info, a far-right website, criticizes the Koran courses offered in its region (Brittany, northwest France). The article is listed under the categories “grand remplacement”, “islam”, “mosques” and “immigration”. The media aims to be a medium that […]
UK riots: the BBC reveals the identity of the neo-Nazi activist who led the racist and Islamophobic attacks
In a TV report broadcast yesterday on X, the BBC reveals its exclusive investigation to find the neo-Nazi activist and his Telegram group behind last summer’s Southport riots, which were highly violent towards the town’s Muslim and foreign communities. Charles-Emmanuel Mikko Rasanen is Finnish, 20 years old and became the admin of a Telegram group […]
Covering swimsuits: Flanders’ human rights institute recommends allowing them in swimming pools
This is the recommendation made by the Litigation Chamber of the Flemish Institute for Human Rights, following a complaint lodged in March by a woman concerning the ban on covering bathing suits for women, whereas this is permitted for children. The latter was prevented from entering the provincial recreation area of Puyenbroeck (northern Belgium) because […]
Norrköping: a mosque vandalized, neo-Nazi slogans painted on the walls
In Norrköping (southern Sweden), the Bosnian mosque has been attacked several times since the announcement of its expansion project. Broken windows, neo-Nazi slogans painted on the walls: “It is with great shame and deep sadness that we condemn the repugnant attack on the construction of our mosque”, declared the board of the Bosnian Islamic Assembly […]
Canton of Vaud: future police officers trained to combat discrimination
This training has become compulsory for future police officers during their training. The initiative was prompted by a number of high-profile court cases, such as the trial in June 2023 into the circumstances surrounding the death of Nigerian Mike Ben Peter during a drug check in Lausanne. The cantonal police force’s message is clear: racism […]
In Kehl, two mosques vandalized in two days
Last Thursday, a man vandalized the facade of the mosque on Stegermattstraße, Kehl, with a felt-tip pen. An investigation was immediately launched by the Offenburg police station, and this led to a 43-year-old suspect now being investigated for damage to property. The day before, a similar incident occurred at the Al Hadeya mosque, Kehl’s second […]
