Roubaix: An Association Acquitted on Appeal After Accusations of ‘Muslim Proselytism’
The association ‘Ambitions et initiatives pour la réussite’ (AAIR) was acquitted on appeal on January 13 after being accused of misappropriating public funds.
Trial of the Barjols: RN Members Linked to Attack Plans Against Muslims and Migrants
After a postponement in early January 2025, the appeal trial of members of the far-right group ‘Les Barjols’ opened on January 13.
Al Kindi: The End of the Last Muslim School Under Contract with the French State
On January 10, the prefect of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region (southeastern France), Fabienne Buccio, decided to terminate the association contracts between the state and the private Muslim school Al Kindi, located in Décines-Charpieu, in the Lyon metropolitan area.
Haute-Savoie: Explosion in the Number of Islamophobic Attacks in One Week
This Tuesday, January 14, Haute-Savoie (southeastern France) witnessed several Islamophobic attacks and acts of vandalism in its territory.
Grenoble: Students Expelled After Islamophobic Videos on Social Media
Several students from the Grenoble School of Management (GEM) were expelled from the institution at the start of January 2025 after the circulation of racist and Islamophobic videos on social media.
France: Legal Victory for Muslim Employee Banned from Paris Airports
A resident of Loiret, employed by a company at Orly and Roissy airports, won his case in court after being excluded from secure airport areas due to his religious practice deemed ‘too rigorous and regular’.
“I Heard Screams”: In Nantes, an Armed Man Bursts into the Grand Mosque
On Saturday at noon, a 48-year-old man armed with a knife burst into the grand mosque of Nantes (western France), the Assalam Mosque, after threatening a man in the parking lot of the place of worship.
“Look at the veiled woman strutting around”: A woman assaulted in the street, her headscarf and hair torn off
A 43-year-old mother, Aziza H., was violently assaulted in Gardanne (Bouches-du-Rhône) on November 25 because of her headscarf. While she was on her way to her physiotherapist, two women followed her, insulted her with racist and Islamophobic remarks, then pinned her to the ground, tearing off her headscarf and part of her hair. The attackers […]
Islamophobic and Sexist Assault at Groupama Stadium: Perpetrators Barely Prosecuted, Denounces Victims’ Lawyer
Last May, two young women were physically assaulted at Groupama Stadium (Lyon) during the live broadcast of the French football cup final. During a crowd movement, their neighbor violently elbowed them. On the club’s surveillance footage, we can see that even before the crowd movement began, this man performed a Nazi salute, while another pretended to tear off the headscarf of one of the two women.
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.
