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Inter Faith Week Report Launched!
A report celebrating the positive impact of interfaith work and Inter Faith Week, while acknowledging that its reach often remains limited to those already engaged in interfaith spaces, and is further challenged by societal and funding constraints was published recently. In its recommendations, the report calls on interfaith bodies to work collaboratively and courageously to…
- Europe | FORB Advocacy | France | Judaism | News Items
French Interior Ministry agency launches “cult” attack on respected kibbutz
In France, Miviludes is a sub-agency of the Ministry of Interior, dedicated to fight against what they call “cults” – a term they interpret to include a large variety of well accepted new religious movements as well as alternative medicine practitioners or even dissident political eco-movements. In their report on “sectarian aberrations” (“derives sectaires” in…
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French Hijab ban during sports, ‘discriminatory and must be reversed’ says Human Rights Council
The UN Human Rights Council experts criticized France’s football and basketball federations for banning hijab-wearing players, including at the amateur level, and the government’s decision to prevent hijab-wearing athletes from representing France at the Paris Olympics. They argued that these measures violate fundamental rights, including religious expression and cultural participation. The experts stated that France’s…
State-sanctioned intolerance in Azerbaijan
In Nakhichevan, Azerbaijan, a recent court ruling imposed heavy fines on five individuals for attending an unregistered Christian worship service, following a police raid that involved detentions and food deprivation. The fines, equivalent to three months’ wages, create significant financial strain, especially for a Korean family who hosted the meeting, with some members reportedly deported….
Europe’s New Burqa Ban: Déjà Vu in the Courtroom of Neutrality
On 17 October 2025, the Portuguese parliament approved a bill from the far-right Chega party banning face coverings for “gender or religious motives” in public spaces, pending presidential approval. The law aims to prohibit the niqāb and burqa, imposing fines and prison sentences for enforcement against wearers. This legislation, while symbolic due to the small…
- France | Islam | News Items
Anti-Muslim policies in France reach ‘threshold of persecution’
from TRT WORLD. Read the full article here
