This volume of Annotated Legal Documents on Islam in Europe covers France and consists of an...
Read More »Islamophobia in France: The Construction of the “Muslim Problem”
Islamophobia in France is an English translation of Abdellali Hajjat and Marwan Mohammed’s Islamophobie: Comment les e´lites franc¸aises fabriquent le “proble`me musulman.” In this groundbreaking book, Hajjat and....
Read More »Muslims in France Face Discrimination in Higher Education
A recent study conducted in France revealed that those with a Muslim name and surname applying to graduate programs are discriminated against more than those with ethnically....
Read More »Islamophobia in France: Another Mosque Closed in North of Paris
France has ordered the suspension of a mosque for six months over what the government has called inciting “violence” and “hatred.”..
Read More »France Closes 20 More Mosques in Fresh Assault on Religious Freedom
France’s Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, appearing on the French television LCI on Sunday, said 21 mosques that showed signs of extremism had been closed in the country....
Read More »Linking Terrorism to Islam Is Sign of Ignorance: Al-Azhar Imam
The grand imam of Egypt’s Al-Azhar Islamic Center, Sheikh Ahmad al-Tayyeb criticized those who try to link terrorism to Islam...
Read More »Article: Joining the Islamic State from France between 2014 and 2016
Among terrorists, two profiles were highlighted: first, individualswho commit violent actions within a radical group and second, individuals–so-called‘lone wolves’–who act in a...
Read More »Joining the Islamic State from France between 2014 and 2016 +PDF
In 2014-2015, 150 individuals (mean age: 19.82 years; 101 (67.3%) females; 100 (67%) Muslim converts) were followed-up prospectively by the Centre de Prévention contre les Dérives Sectaires liées à l’Islam (CPDSI) until...
Read More »Muslims Go to Catholic Mass across France, Italy to Show Solidarity
In a gesture of solidarity after the gruesome killing of a French priest, hundreds of Muslims on Sunday attended Catholic Masses in churches and cathedrals...
Read More »The Need for a Transatlantic Muslim Advocacy Network
Under the pretext of free speech, Islamophobia has become an acceptable form of racism despite it targeting people and institutions because of their real or assumed adherence to Islam
Read More »