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Despite France’s ban on pro-Palestinian protests in its capital this weekend, protestors who were met by riot police firing tear gas and water cannon still gathered to voice their solidarity with the people of Gaza.
Two years after Belgium enacted discriminatory legislation that banned the slaughter of non-stunned animals, France has followed suit in an act that campaigners have deemed a “serious obstacle” to practicing faith in the notoriously secularist country.
A coalition of international organisations and civil society groups have submitted a formal complaint to the President of the European Commission, regarding the French government’s hostile policies towards its nation’s Muslim citizens.
A large number of international scholarly bodies and organisations have convened and released a joint statement condemning the French government’s foolhardy pursuit of forcing the crassly titled “Charter of Principles” down the throats of masājid and a’immah across France.
President rules out apologies and repentance despite acknowledging crimes of colonialism
The French government has shut down nine masājid since early December 2020, when President Emmanuel Macron along with senior Cabinet colleagues announced an investigation into nearly a hundred masājid across the French Republic.
Alliance of global civil societies lead first pushback against French crackdown of Muslims in France.
Masājid across France to be inspected and could face closure as part of the government’s ‘crackdown on separatism’.
President Macron fires ultimatum at Muslim leaders as part of a broad clampdown on Islam.
“There are limits to freedom of expression and we should realise that we do not have the right to insult religions.”