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Ban on abaya dress in French schools divides opinion

Religious experts share arguments for or against the long robes recently banned in secular state schools

French minister defends appearance on Playboy magazine’s front cover

"In France, women are free," said French minister Marlène Schiappa, defending her decision to give an interview to Playboy France magazine

Gilles Kepel: ‘Atmospheric Jihadism’ is latest threat to France

Middle East specialist Gilles Kepel speaks to Théophile Larcher about how the terrorist threat in France has evolved in recent years

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Annual burkini row ‘demonises’ all five million muslims in France

Journalist Nabila Ramdani gives her view on the latest ‘Muslim dress’ saga to hit France and how the arguments against the burkini just don’t stack up

Marine Le Pen says French headscarf ban ‘no longer main priority’

The once key campaign proposal would now be addressed after other measures such as cutting off Islamist funding, and would reportedly not target regular headscarf wearers

Macron: France will defend freedom of expression

"I am not going to change our laws because they shock elsewhere" Macron says in a wide-ranging interview

French companies ‘not threatened’ by Middle East boycott

Calls to boycott French products in the wake of the row over Islamic cartoons are not a threat to French exports, business heads have said

Call to boycott French products in Islamic caricatures row

The calls are spreading on social media following President Macron's speech at the memorial ceremony in honour of slain teacher Samuel Paty

Interior minister shocked by global food in French stores

Gérald Darmanin has controversially said he believes international food aisles in supermarkets encourage separatism in France

French Muslim leaders pay respects to murdered teacher

Muslim leaders are among many to pay tribute to Samuel Paty, a history and geography teacher killed in France last week

French President: ‘Immediate action’ on Islamic terrorism

The President spoke at the defence council on Sunday night, two days after a deadly attack on a school teacher in France

French teacher killing: 11 in custody as solidarity grows

The 11th person in custody is a friend of the attacker. Several marches in homage to the murdered teacher are taking place today

President Macron defends French press freedom

The President paid tribute to the victims of the Charlie Hebdo attack today (September 2), as the trial begins and the magazine republishes controversial images of the Prophet Muhammad.

Macron announces measures against ‘Islamic separatism’

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a series of measures designed to combat “Islamic separatism” in France - including new rules on foreign imams and education.

Macron: France warned over ‘deadly Islamist ideology’

France should be alert to signs of radical Islam that deviate from “the laws and values of the Republic”, President Macron has said, in a speech to honour the victims of last week’s police attack.

Muslim tour bus visits towns hit by terror attacks

A group of around 30 representatives for the Muslim community boarded a coach in the Champs-Elysées on Saturday that will pass through towns hit by Islamist attacks

Beware the words of 'moderates' | Remi Brague

Remi Brague is professor emeritus of Arabic and religious philosophy at the Sorbonne. He has written many books with his latest Où va l’histoire? (Salvator) looking at the future of the continent and coexistence between religions. Here he shares some thoughts after the Nice attack with Connexion .

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Ban on abaya dress in French schools divides opinion

French minister defends appearance on Playboy magazine’s front cover

Gilles Kepel: ‘Atmospheric Jihadism’ is latest threat to France

Annual burkini row ‘demonises’ all five million muslims in France

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Paris pool closes due to ‘pro-burkini’ protest

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Beware the words of 'moderates' | Remi Brague