France
Undressing the French state’s abaya ban
Following the recent abaya ban, a French legal expert unravels patterns of state-imposed dress codes that draw on the country's colonial legacy in Algeria.
#NotreDame: Why is it that bricks matter more than bones in today’s secular world?
"The devastation of Notre Dame Cathedral has left me troubled," says Abdul Wahid. Find out why...
Trevor Noah, the World Cup & Tariq Ramadan: the French Connection
It seems “We are all French” is nothing more than a thinly veiled excuse for the dominant culture to be able to strip all others of theirs, writes Sh Zahir Mahmood
Tariq Ramadan – Where is the Outcry?
"Many prominent Muslim figures did not hesitate to take selfies with him and to put him on their panels and on the advisory boards of their organisations," writes Daniel Haqiqatjou. "And this…
Former French PM Leads Calls to Change the Qur’ān
Under the guise of battling “anti-Semitism”, 300 prominent French figures call for verses of the Qur’ān to be deleted
Bashar al-Assad returns France’s highest honour, the Grand-Croix
Bashar al-Assad has returned France's highest possible honour, the grand-croix. Presumably he is unworthy of the great distinction shared by the likes of Gaddafi, Mussolini and Franco.
Macron beats Le Pen – but is French Fascism and Islamophobia on the rise?
Notorious Islamophobe Marine Le Pen has been defeated by Emmanuel Macron in the second round of the French presidential elections. But is France seeing a resurgence of its ugly fascist and Islamophobic…