The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/muslims-in-france/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sat, 26 Sep 2026 17:52:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Muslims in France | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/muslims-in-france/ 32 32 French authorities arrest four after terror stabbing in country’s east https://www.timesofisrael.com/french-authorities-arrest-four-after-terror-stabbing-in-countrys-east/ Sun, 23 Feb 2025 14:59:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3489396 Portuguese man killed in Saturday attack in city of Mulhouse; France tried 10 times to expel main suspect in Islamic extremist attack to Algeria

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]]> French protesters denounce far right ahead of elections; some chant ‘Free Palestine’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/french-protesters-denounce-far-right-ahead-of-elections-some-also-chant-free-palestine/ Sun, 16 Jun 2024 00:52:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3312462 250,000 people turn out to demonstrate amid fears the vote will produce France's first far-right government since World War II

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]]> How Netanyahu’s interview with France’s TF1 widened the Jerusalem-Paris divide https://www.timesofisrael.com/how-netanyahus-interview-with-frances-tf1-widened-the-jerusalem-paris-divide/ Thu, 06 Jun 2024 03:10:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3304882 PM's use of hard-right rhetoric on the eve of EU Parliament elections made some French viewers wince, adding to ire that saw Israeli companies banned from Eurosatory arms fair

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]]> France decries ‘unacceptable acts’ after boar head placed at mosque https://www.timesofisrael.com/france-decries-unacceptable-acts-after-boar-head-placed-at-mosque/ Sun, 31 Mar 2024 10:49:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3257430 Interior minister announces probe into 'incitement to racial hatred' at site, says two other mosques in northern France 'degraded' amid Ramadan festivities

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]]> France’s Macron emerges weakened from unrest over teen’s shooting https://www.timesofisrael.com/frances-macron-emerges-weakened-from-unrest-over-teens-shooting/ Tue, 04 Jul 2023 09:33:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3045570 Governing his already-polarized country has become close to impossible for French leader, who is heavily dependent on political allies

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]]> French minister warns against ‘Islamo-leftism’ in universities https://www.timesofisrael.com/french-minister-warns-against-islamo-leftism-in-universities/ Wed, 17 Feb 2021 17:31:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2490468 Comments by Frederique Vidal come as Macron faces accusations of pandering to far-right with talk of 'Islamist separatism' ahead of presidential elections

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]]> French Muslim groups reject Macron’s anti-extremism charter https://www.timesofisrael.com/french-muslim-groups-reject-macrons-anti-extremism-charter/ Thu, 21 Jan 2021 16:15:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2473481 Three organizations representing community say they won't back text condemning the use of Islam for political ends and affirming equality between men and women

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]]> French court backs closure of Muslim group for ‘inciting hatred’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/french-court-backs-closure-of-muslim-group-for-inciting-hatred/ Wed, 25 Nov 2020 18:02:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2437125 BarakaCity denies allegations; judge also upholds shuttering of mosque north of Paris over imam's comments, as France cracks down on Islamic extremism

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]]> Paris meat cleaver attacker charged with attempted terrorist killings https://www.timesofisrael.com/paris-meat-cleaver-attacker-charged-with-attempted-terrorist-killings/ Wed, 30 Sep 2020 12:22:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2398512 Suspect in attack near former Charlie Hebdo offices named as Pakistan-born Zaheer Hassan Mehmood, 25; he admits to initially lying about his identity

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]]> Swastika daubed on mosque in southwest France https://www.timesofisrael.com/swastika-daubed-on-mosque-in-southwest-france/ Mon, 27 Jul 2020 05:37:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2355180 French interior minister denounces 'odious' act, affirms his support for Muslim community of Agen

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]]> Frenchman, 84, charged for shooting two in mosque attack https://www.timesofisrael.com/frenchman-84-charged-for-shooting-two-in-mosque-attack/ Wed, 30 Oct 2019 20:13:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2174027 Claude Sinke, a former candidate for far-right National Rally, also tried to set fire to house of worship in Bayonne

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]]> A famed French-Jewish philosopher is afraid to leave his home https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-famed-french-jewish-philosopher-is-afraid-to-leave-his-home/ Wed, 12 Jun 2019 00:15:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2092697 Despite unwritten law that spares French intellectuals public harassment, Alain Finkielkraut is accosted repeatedly by street protesters because he is a Jewish supporter of Israel

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]]> French Muslim group sues Facebook, YouTube over New Zealand attack video https://www.timesofisrael.com/french-muslim-group-sues-facebook-youtube-over-new-zealand-attack-video/ Mon, 25 Mar 2019 15:47:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2043693 Tech giants accused in France of broadcasting 'violent content abetting terrorism, or of a nature likely to seriously violate human dignity and liable to be seen by a minor'

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]]> 1 in 5 non-Christians in France has never heard of the Holocaust, survey finds https://www.timesofisrael.com/1-in-5-non-christians-in-france-never-heard-of-the-holocaust-survey-finds/ Fri, 28 Dec 2018 21:04:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1988488 Ignorance about the Holocaust and revisionism appear strongest among far-right and far-left voters

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]]> France charges 10 far-right suspects over plot to attack Muslims https://www.timesofisrael.com/france-charges-10-far-right-suspects-over-plot-to-attack-muslims/ Thu, 28 Jun 2018 09:15:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1879340 Detainees linked to group that urges French people to combat Islam, which it calls 'the enemy within'

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