In his 2009 book "Pari de civilisation" (bet for civilisation), Abdelwahab Meddeb discusses the modernity of Islam and suggests some new interpretations of the Koran.
French-Turkish writer Nedim Gürsel talks about his latest book, “Les Filles d'Allah” (Allah’s daughters), which earned him a court summons in Istanbul for allegedly slandering Islam.
Marc Perelman interviews Tariq Ramadan (Saint Antony’s College Oxford); Amel Boubekeur (Carnegie Middle East Center); Fouad Al Obaid (Kuwait Times); and Stefan Braendle (Frankfurter Rundschau).
Marc Perelman interviews Tariq Ramadan (Saint Antony’s College Oxford); Nicolas Perruchot (Nouveau Centre Party); Amel Boubekeur (Carnegie Middle East Center); and Fouad Al Obaid (Kuwait Times).
With French law on secularity meaning religious symbols such as headscarves are banned in schools, there are growing demands for the education of Muslim children to reflect their religion. FRANCE24 takes a look at the first Muslim school in France.
French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde (photo) is leading a governmental drive to attract investment from Muslim countries, in a bid to turn Paris into the European capital of Islamic finance and help France battle the credit crisis.
Egypt's leading cleric Mohammed Tantawi (pictured) ordered a student to remove her face veil while was he was visiting the Al-Azhar University in Cairo, according to a news report.
At the end of November, Swiss voters will decide whether to ban the construction of new minarets, a mosque's equivalent of a bell-tower. The referendum, which follows a citizen's initiative, has sparked a fierce debate.
Muslims in various countries celebrate the end of the holy month of Ramadan Sunday, which is marked by the Eid al-Fitr holiday. US President Barack Obama has extended greetings to Muslims worldwide.
