The pullback came after Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin accused the eastern French city of supporting "foreign meddling" on French soil with a planned subsidy for the mosque.
Comment: Once again, a campaign to pin blame on the victim, and more specifically, the Black victim, was the essential first step towards vindicating Chauvin, writes Khaled Beydoun.
'I am Mohammed Saleem' campaigns against Islamophobia in UK
The 'I am Mohammed Saleem' campaign, launched by British Muslim activist Maz Saleem, invites people to share their own lived experiences of Islamophobia and support by posting videos and testimonials.
France 'to ban Algerian flags' at weddings
France is seeking to ban foreign flags at weddings under a new amendment of the controversial 'anti-separatism' bill, which critics say unfairly ...
US President Joe Biden sends Ramadan greetings to Muslims
The US president sent his 'warmest greetings' to Muslims in around the world ahead of the first Ramadan fast.
Mosque in France defaced with Islamophobic graffiti
Vandals defaced the walls of a mosque in western France with Islamophobic graffiti two days ahead of the start of the holy month of Ramadan, local officials said Sunday.
New start for Paris mosque closed after teacher's murder
Some 200 worshippers returned for Friday prayers at the 1,300-person capacity mosque in Pantin.
Muslim rights group sues Facebook over hate speech
Muslim Advocates claimed Facebook has breached a local consumer-protection law by failing to remove content that breached its own moderation ...
Uighur women violated and repressed by Xinjiang's draconian policies
Uighur women and girls are not only enduring unspeakable cruelties in internment camps, subject to draconian sterilisation procedures, rape and ...
To honour Mohammed Saleem, UK must officially define Islamophobia
Comment: For Maz Saleem, whose father was killed by a white supremacist, adopting an official, legal definition of Islamophobia would ...
France hijab ban for under 18s triggers critical backlash
A senate vote in France to ban on anyone under the 18 wearing the hijab, part of a controversial anti-separatism bill, has prompted an angry ...
Muslim engineer falsely reported to Prevent wins payout
A Muslim engineer was falsely accused of holding 'extremist' views and reported to Prevent, which he took to a tribunal and won a case for ...
Comment: Those protesting images of the prophet being shown in a class on blasphemy display the kind of intolerance our schools are working to ...
Labour reinstates Muslim councillor cleared of antisemitism complaint
A Labour Party panel found that East London councillor Puru Miah had not breached the party's rules on antisemitism.
CAIR condemns Republican's deleted 'Islamophobic tweet' about Ilhan Omar
Ilhan Omar was the target of a now-deleted tweet invoking the memory the 9/11 terror attacks and directing it at Muslim Congresswoman Ilhan Omar.
British-Muslim woman campaigns after racist murder of father
The daughter of a man who was murdered by white supremacists is launching a campaign and urging the British government to officially define Islamophobia.
Ricky Gervais faces backlash over Prophet Muhammad cartoon comments
The comedian has joined the row over a schoolteacher who was suspended for showing his class a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad.
Prophet Mohammed cartoon sparks second day of UK protests
Demonstrators claimed the images were taken from the controversial French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and said that 'Islamophobia ...
Muslims mourn and raise money for Colorado shooting victims
The Islamic Center of Boulder has launched a national fund-raising initiative to help the victims’ families under the slogan 'Muslims unite for ...
Row erupts in France over state funding for mosque
France's Interior Ministry is upset with municipal authorities in Strasbourg for approving a loan to a Muslim confederation which has refused to ...
London university gets its first hijabi student union president
Shaima Dallali warned students and universities are facing pressure from the UK government to adopt legislation that would "hinder the students' ...
Muslim climate activist wins seat in Dutch parliament
Moroccan-Dutch politician Kauthar Bouchallikht faced an 'Islamophobic and racist' campaign against her election bid, supporters say.
Behind Macron's faux issues lies an ugly reality
Comment: Macron is whipping up anti-Muslim sentiment in order to cover up for his own failures: An economic crisis, rising inequality and a ...
British Muslim participation in UK census ‘critical’: researcher
Dr Serena Hussain, who has researched the UK census for over two decades, says it is critical for Muslims to stand up and be counted.
A report found a record number of Muslim candidates have run for 2020 political office in the US.