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Islam
In the latest in a series of contentious clothing restrictions associated with Muslims in France, President Emmanuel Macron has stated that French authorities will be “uncompromising”…
Geoffrey Peters
Sep 4, 2023
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Editor’s Note: Most Americans know little or nothing about the Kurds, except perhaps that recently, the United States and Kurds were allied in the fight against…
Islam
Campaign: operation burkini A ban on wearing ‘burkinis’ in place in France was defied by Muslim women at a local swimming pool.[/tweetit] This protest was inspired…
Catholicism
Modern day Europe has been described as a “post-Christian society.” So why did we have a meltdown at the sight of Notre Dame Cathedral burning? The…
Judaism
Thousands marched in protest of the 74 percent rise in anti-Semitic attacks. Swastikas were spray painted on approximately 80 graves[/tweetit] at a cemetery in Quatzenheim, a…
Christianity
Suspect has escaped and is believed to be injured after exchanging fire with soldiers and police The French city of Strasbourg near the German border suffered…
Islam
France has 180 days to answer The United Nations Human Rights Committee has ruled that France's prohibition laws concerning the wearing of the niqab by Muslim…
Judaism
Holocaust survivor was murdered by her neighbor who held anti-Semitic views An elderly woman who once escaped the Nazis ended up murdered in her Paris home…
Islam
Denmark joins France, Bulgaria, Belgium and The Netherlands against burqas. If everything goes as anticipated, Denmark will be the latest European state to limit the wearing…
Islam
Required signatures all collected and sent to Bern Switzerland may be on its way to being yet another European nation to ban the application of facial…
Islam
Ruling was not driven by any religious motivation. On Monday 28th, 2017, a French judge reversed the decision to scrape non-pork lunches for Muslim and Jewish…
Christianity
Clothing creates controversy in some religions. Several religions propagate the idea of modesty in dress, especially when it comes to women. Muslims have a dress code…