IQNA – For the first time in its history, France has officially recognized the role of an imam as a profession, adding it to the country’s list of acknowledged occupations.
News ID: 3491930 Publish Date : 2025/02/19
IQNA – An Islamophobic attack targeting a mosque in northern France has drawn condemnation.
News ID: 3491573 Publish Date : 2025/01/23
IQNA – A severed pig’s head was discovered at the entrance of a mosque in Pont-Saint-Esprit, a town in France’s Gard department, on Friday morning during prayers.
News ID: 3491153 Publish Date : 2024/12/22
IQNA – A Muslim school in south-eastern France has filed a lawsuit against a parliamentarian for defamation.
News ID: 3491093 Publish Date : 2024/12/17
IQNA – A 43-year old Muslim woman was violently attacked by two women because she was wearing a hijab in Gardanne, a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhone region in southern France.
News ID: 3490870 Publish Date : 2024/11/29
IQNA – UN experts have called on France to reverse its discriminatory measures banning women and girls from wearing the hijab while playing sports, urging compliance with international human rights obligations.
News ID: 3490468 Publish Date : 2024/10/28
IQNA – Hundreds convened in the capital city of Paris on Sunday night to express their dissent against the far-right National Rally (RN), which secured the largest percentage of the vote in the initial round of the nation's legislative elections that same day.
News ID: 3488968 Publish Date : 2024/07/02
IQNA – The secretary general of the Muslim World League (MWL) held talks with France's far-right party leader Marine Le Pen about Islam and the Muslim community in the European country.
News ID: 3488964 Publish Date : 2024/07/02
IQNA – The leader of a French far-right party has threatened his party would adopt a tough stance against Muslims in the country.
News ID: 3488930 Publish Date : 2024/06/30
IQNA – The Grand Mosque of Paris condemned the growing trend of political and media attacks on Islam in France.
News ID: 3488851 Publish Date : 2024/06/22
IQNA – France has initiated a series of police operations targeting the Muslim community, citing national security concerns in the lead-up to the Olympic Games.
News ID: 3488814 Publish Date : 2024/06/19
IQNA – CNews, a television network often criticized for endorsing extreme right-wing ideologies and Islamophobia, emerged as France’s leading news channel for the first time in the previous month, as per the data released on Monday.
News ID: 3488621 Publish Date : 2024/06/04
IQNA – An Egyptian Muslim football player of Nantes has been dropped from the next game of the team due to not wearing a controversial jersey.
News ID: 3488404 Publish Date : 2024/05/19
IQNA – Highly-qualified French citizens from Muslim backgrounds, often the children of immigrants, are leaving France in a quiet brain drain.
News ID: 3488391 Publish Date : 2024/05/19
IQNA – Hundreds of people gathered in Paris on Sunday to protest against racism, Islamophobia, and violence towards children after a court overturned a ban on the peaceful protest.
News ID: 3488050 Publish Date : 2024/04/23
IQNA – Shortage of mosques in France has made it difficult for Muslims living in the European country to find a worship space, especially in the blessed month of Ramadan.
News ID: 3487814 Publish Date : 2024/04/05
IQNA – Muslims in Contrexeville in Vosges found a severed boar head next to the mosque on Friday, in a new Islamophobic act targeting the Muslim community in France.
News ID: 3487764 Publish Date : 2024/04/01
IQNA – Fresh controversy has been sparked in France over a reported policy that apparently prohibits Muslim athletes from fasting while at the national team’s training camp during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
News ID: 3487697 Publish Date : 2024/03/23
IQNA – A report, based on interviews with 20 Muslim women who have left or plan to leave France, reveals the extent of Islamophobia and discrimination they face in various aspects of life.
News ID: 3487224 Publish Date : 2024/02/17
IQNA – The French government has decided to terminate state funding for a Muslim school over teaching Muslim ethics.
News ID: 3486388 Publish Date : 2023/12/12
