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4. France bans prayers in street; Holland bans niqāb
Date of source: Sunday, September 18, 2011
*/ A French law banning prayers in the streets, which was approved by the government the day before yesterday (September 16), caused widespread controversy between French Muslims, when the decision forced them to rent military barracks to perform their Friday prayers due to size constraints in...
14. An Extremist Imam Expelled to Egypt
Date of source: Sunday, January 17, 2010
Le Monde reports on the French government expelling a radical Islamist cleric for sermons which they deemed to be inciting violence. The preacher will now return to his native Egypt, although no information is given as to what will happen to him there.  
29. France excludes nuns from taking off veil
Date of source: Friday, May 30, 2003
Despite the persistency of the French Minister of Interior to issue a law that requires women to remove their veil [hijab] for passport photos, the French first lady intervened personally to exclude nuns from this law.
42. French Muslims establish a center to track assaults against them
Date of source: Thursday, June 17, 2004
A group of scholars and intellectuals traveled last week to Europe in order to “improve the image of Islam and Muslims” in Western public opinion. The program aims at eliminating mistaken ideas about Islam. This coincided with an agreement taken by a number of Muslim businessmen in Canada and the U...
18. Tareq Ramadan is the Da’iya [preacher] who has been under French surveillance for 15 years. Ramadan: My mission is preaching Islam in Europe
Date of source: Saturday, January 24, 2004
The article is about Tareq Ramadan, the grandson of Sheikh Hassan Al-Banna, who established the Muslim Brotherhood. Tareq Ramadan is an intellectual who has enlightened points of view and the power to convince others. Ramadan leads the Muslims in France through a moderate Islamic thought. He...
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