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Facebook pork party banned after racism allegations
15/06/2010 - FRANCE

Facebook pork party banned after racism allegations

French police have banned a Facebook street gathering that encouraged invitees to eat pork and drink wine in a predominantly Muslim neighbourhood of Paris, saying the event presented a "serious risk to public order".
Facebook pork party targets Paris Muslim neighbourhood
15/06/2010 - FRANCE

Facebook pork party targets Paris Muslim neighbourhood

On the surface it looks like a picnic for young people to celebrate French heritage. But the fact that invitees are encouraged to eat pork and drink wine where Muslims gather for Friday prayers hints that a different agenda could be at work.
The bill to ban the burqa
20/05/2010 - POLITICS

The bill to ban the burqa

Melissa Bell interviews Jade Lindgaard, Journalist at Mediapart; Philip Turle, Journalist at RFI; Stefan de Vries, Correspondent for RTL4 (Dutch TV); and Bruno Jeanbart, Director of polling at OpinionWay.
French Muslims lay first stone of Marseille mega-mosque
20/05/2010 - RELIGION

French Muslims lay first stone of Marseille mega-mosque

Muslims in the south of France marked the end of a 60-year campaign for a mega-mosque for Marseille, a city with a high Muslim population, as the first cornerstone for the building was laid on Thursday.
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France: The burqa debate is back (part 2)
29/04/2010 - POLITICS

France: The burqa debate is back (part 2)

Renée Kaplan interviews Amel Boubekeur, Associate Scholar at the Carnegie Middle East Center; Donald Morrison, Time Magazine Contributor; José-Manuel Lamarque, journalist at France Inter Radio; and Benjamin Lancar, President of the UMP’s Youth Movement.
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France: The burqa debate is back
29/04/2010 - POLITICS

France: The burqa debate is back

Renée Kaplan interviews Amel Boubekeur, Associate Scholar at the Carnegie Middle East Center; Donald Morrison, Time Magazine Contributor; Mohamed-Ali Adraoui, Lecturer and Researcher at the Institute of Political Studies of Paris; and Benjamin Lancar, President of the UMP’s Youth Movement.
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Happy Earth Day
22/04/2010 - IN THE PAPERS

Happy Earth Day

In today’s international press review, we look at the aftermaths of Iceland’s volcano and we celebrate the 40th anniversary of the International Earth Day.
US to begin profiling air passengers
02/04/2010 - AVIATION

US to begin profiling air passengers

US authorities are expected to announce an overhaul of security measures for US-bound passengers on Friday, ditching passenger-screening for specific countries to focus instead on the use of intelligence information to identify potential terrorists.
Beer-drinking Muslim model escapes caning
01/04/2010 - MALAYSIA

Beer-drinking Muslim model escapes caning

Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno, a Malaysian model who faced caning for drinking a beer, has had her sentence reduced to community service. The model had originally been sentenced to six lashes in a case that grabbed headlines around the world.
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Belgian politicians take first key step to ban the burqa
31/03/2010 - IMMIGRATION

Belgian politicians take first key step to ban the burqa

A Belgian parliamentary committee voted Wednesday to impose a nationwide ban on wearing the Islamic burqa in public. FRANCE 24 examines the issues surrounding this controversial ban.
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