http://www.cwnews.com/news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=59359 Women-only bathing hours for French town Paris, Jun. 27, 2008 (CWNews.com) – The town of La Verpilliere, France, has set aside certain hours when the city’s swimming pool will be available for women only. Photo of a women swimming in a “Burkini”. The decision by officials of the small town (with a […]
Employees removed a crucifix in a room at the Catholic clinic Saint-Vincent de Paul in Bourgoin-Jallieu after the Muslim father of a patient demanded they do so before treating his daughter. Marie-Therese Besson, manager of the clinic, says that people who choose to be treated at the clinic know that they are a Catholic establishment. […]
hat tip-Margo I. Charles Bremner in Paris The Muslim Bride, the “epitone” of virginity, or else! The Times (London) May 31, 2008 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article4034908.ece The annulment of a young Muslim couple’s marriage because the bride was not a virgin has caused anger in France, prompting President Sarkozy’s party to call for a change in the law. […]
http://tinyurl.com/6frcog Brigitte Bardot Convicted in Racism Case A Paris court also handed down a $23,325 fine against the former screen siren and animal rights campaigner. The court also ordered Bardot to pay $1,555 in damages to MRAP. Moviefone: Brigitte Bardot’s Story Bardot’s lawyer, Francois-Xavier Kelidjian, said he would talk to […]
http://www.internat ional.na> ional.na Arab World Diplomat To Be New French Spy Chief – PARIS (AFP)–A veteran diplomat and Arab specialist is to take the helm of French intelligence and counter-terrorism operations under reform plans to be unveiled next month, an official told AFP Monday. Currently France’s ambassador to Algiers, Bernard Bajolet, 59, was the top […]
France 24 has a video report about the French Muslim Council crisis. Source: France 24 (English) See also: France: Grand Mosque boycotts elections for Muslim council, France: Muslim countries vying for influence on local Muslims — Hat tip to Esther to Islam in Europe at 5/25/2008 03:17:00 AM
UAE, France lay ground for nuclear partnership (Wam) 22 May 2008 http://tinyurl.com/5mzqgy PARIS — French President Nicolas Sarkozy received here yesterday His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai. A source at the Elysee Palace said after the talks […]
Paris to rival London as centre for Islamic finance France will on Wednesday take a significant step towards establishing Paris as a western centre for Islamic finance when plans to attract this fast-growing sector to the city are discussed in the country’s parliament. The move is a part of the French capital’s wider […]
France: 60 To 70% Of Prisoners Are Muslim hat tip-Markedmannerblog Posted: 29 Apr 2008 10:58 AM CDT SEQUEDIN, France — Samia El Alaoui Talibi walks her beat in a cream-colored head scarf and an ink-black robe with sunset-orange piping, an outfit she picked up at a yard sale. After passing a bulletproof window, El […]
France to host Islamic finance summit by Talal Malik on Monday, 28 April 2008http://www.arabianbusiness.com/517717?tmpl=component&page= ATTRACTING FINANCE: France will hold an Islamic finance summit next month. (Getty Images) France’s upper house of parliament, the Senate, has said it will host two roundtable discussions on May 14 to study how the country can play a greater […]
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1902173 &Language=en France to host round tables on Islamic finance Economics 4/24/2008 3:59:00 PM PARIS, April 24 (KUNA) — The French Senate, or upper house of parliament, announced here Thursday that it is organizing two round table discussions May 14 to examine the role France can play in attracting Islamic funds and the […]
A spokesperson to Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, prime minister of the United Arab Emirates, announced today that his government has reached an agreement with the Le Corbusier foundation over the rights of the architect’s famous Ville Radieuse schemes. more on… http://www.archined.nl/archined/6854.html
Europe struggles to accommodate its growing Muslim minority By Celestine Bohlen Bloomberg News Tuesday, March 25, 2008 PARIS: A French court this month upheld a weekly magazine’s right to reprint a Danish cartoon of the prophet Muhammad with a bomb in his turban. At the same time, it affirmed a lower court’s finding that the […]
Sharia is fair and just legal system, conference told http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/08/03/25/10200150.html 03/25/2008 12:34 AM | By Marten Youssef, Staff ReporterAbu Dhabi: In an unprecedented conference, a Muslim delegation made up of academics and judges, presented to 32 nations including the US, Australia and France why Islamic Sharia law is a just and fair legal system […]
Speaking out against Female Genital Mutilation can get you killed PARIS, France (AP) — The body of Katoucha Niane, one of the first African women to attain international stardom as a model and a vocal opponent of female genital mutilation, was found in the Seine River, police said Friday. Known simply as Katoucha, the former […]
List of Major Banks dealing with Shariah Finance-tools for research
Here is a list of banks that are expanding the Islamic Shariah industry worldwide. Also, a link to the major periodicals that discuss Shariah Finance. In order to combat this rising influence on our banking industry, you must learn and understand what it is. This type of banking is a screen to infiltrate into a […]
French Muslims getting more devout Published: Saturday, 19 January, 2008, 08:37 AM Doha Time PARIS: A growing number of French Muslims say they are practising believers, according to a survey for the Catholic daily Le Croix made public on Thursday. In the poll, 70% of respondents said that they adhered to the Islamic laws on […]
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