Abayas: Conseil d’Etat upholds ban on “abayas” in schools
On September 27, the Conseil d’Etat (France’s highest administrative court) handed down a decision that had been awaited for a year: whether or not the ban on “abayas” in schools complied with the law. This ban was issued in September 2023 by a memo from Gabriel Attal, then Minister of Education, and concerns “the wearing […]
Lyon 3: outraged reactions after the discovery of Islamophobic tags on the university campus
Last Wednesday, a racist and Islamophobic tag was discovered in front of Jean Moulin Lyon 3 university, with shocking messages such as “Islam hors d’Europe” and “Stop immigration”. Student unions and associations reacted with indignation to these acts of hatred. Gaelis Lyon, an organization bringing together Lyon’s student associations and elected representatives, issued a press […]
Far-right terrorism: ex-gendarme sentenced on appeal to 18 years in prison
Alexandre Gilet, a former volunteer policeman from Grenoble (south-east France), was sentenced to 18 years’ imprisonment by the Paris Court of Assizes on Friday for criminal terrorist conspiracy. He had taken part in a neo-Nazi group planning attacks on the Jewish and Muslim communities in 2018. Three other men were convicted alongside him at trial, […]
Grand-Est: arson attack on mosque, suspect taken to court
Last Thursday, the Ulu Camii mosque in Haguenau (in the Grand-Est region of France) was the target of arson. Thanks to the quick response of a worshipper on site, firefighters were able to intervene rapidly and contain the flames, which only affected the building’s entrance door. The association responsible for the mosque has filed a […]
Libourne: high school teacher again the target of racist death threats
In Libourne (southwest of France), this is the second time that a teacher at Jean Monnet High School has received a death threat letter with racist content. The first time, in December 2023, the author of the letter attacked her teacher as well as the Arab students of the school, claiming that they should be […]
Les Bleuets mosque in Marseille: Imam Ismail withdraws temporarily
Last Wednesday, the Bouches-du-Rhône police prefect demanded that the Bleuets mosque in Marseilles part company with Imam Ismail, on pain of closure of the place of worship. Yesterday, Imam Ismail and his lawyers held a press conference to make public their counter-proposal: the imam would temporarily withdraw from the life of the mosque to look […]
Mosquée des Bleuets in Marseille: the prefecture demands the dismissal of Imam Ismail, under threat of closure of the place of worship
The Bleuets mosque has five days to make a decision. In Marseilles (southern France), the Bleuets mosque has been at the heart of an administrative controversy for several weeks, following a request by Gérald Darmanin, the resigning Minister of the Interior, to close the place of worship. The reason for this was the preaching of […]
Fire near synagogue reveals French government’s double standards
On the evening of August 24, 2024, an individual set fire to several vehicles near the La-Grande-Motte synagogue in southwest France (34). In response, Gabriel Attal and Gérald Darmanin, respectively Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, went to the site and mobilized two hundred police and gendarmes. In 2024, the Collective Against Islamophobia in […]
