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Islam in France

French President Emmanuel Macron stands at a podium with French flag behind him.

French Muslims worry ‘separatism law’ may create more division

Sacred Nation

French President Emmanuel Macron’s proposed “separatism law” would, among other things, monitor international funding coming into French mosques, crack down on online hate speech and create a special certificate program for French imams.

France braces as it prepares for backlash over magazine’s publication of Mohammad cartoons

Lifestyle & Belief

Swiss philosopher tries to find common ground with contemporary Muslims, secular society

Arts, Culture & Media

French Magazine Publishes Offensive Cartoons Depicting the Muslim Prophet Muhammad

Conflict & Justice
The World

Hijab and the City defies French Muslim stereotypes

Global Politics
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France moves closer to ban on Islamic beils

Lifestyle & Belief

This morning a parliamentary commission in France has recommended that Muslim women should not be allowed to wear face-covering veils in public service facilities — such acts go against the French principles of secularism and equality.

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