Austria’s ‘Islam Map’ and the Fight against Muslim Civil Society
Read: France under Macron: All Citizens Can Criticize the Republic Except MuslimsThe “Islam Map” was originally launched in 2012 by Ednan Aslan and met only low-voiced critique.
Russia’s Lebanese Matryoshka Doll
Thus, at the moment, Russia is more or less supportive of the initiative of French President Emmanuel Macron, which he announced on his visit to Lebanon after the deadly Beirut port explosion on August 4 which left the capital partially destroyed and thousands displaced.
France’s Endless War in the Sahel
Read: France under Macron: All Citizens Can Criticize the Republic Except MuslimsIn June 2018, Paris launched the European Intervention Initiative (E2I).
Two-State Solution for Cyprus Difficult, But Not Impossible
Biden is therefore more likely to have a better relationship with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron in comparison to the rocky relationship shared between Macron and Trump.
Attempts to Tackle Terrorism in the West Are Misguided and in Need of Urgent Reform
This position is exemplified by the statement made by French President Emmanuel Macron last year that Islam needs to come to terms with Enlightenment.
French Politicians Seek Re-election by Targeting Muslim Symbols
Read: France under Macron: All Citizens Can Criticize the Republic Except MuslimsNot only does the Anti-Separatism Bill go against Article 9 of the ECHR, it also violates Article 14 which prohibits discrimination on the following grounds: race, gender, sex, and religion.
EU Member States Seek to Strengthen Ties with the New Libyan Government
"It is as if Macron, just elected, went to Algiers" as Jean-Pierre Darnis, a French professor of international relations, put it.
French Commission Report Admits France’s Responsibility in the Rwanda Genocide
n 2019, Emmanuel Macron assigned a commission of historians to research France's role in the mass killing of Tutsis in Rwanda.
Assertive British Muslims: The New Generation of Political and Social Influencers
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An EU level policy idea already floated by French President Emmanuel Macron, who believes that “Islam is a religion that is in crisis today all over the world,” and the implication that the presence of Muslims in Europe are a threat to domestic security and the national identity.
My Grandfather’s Fight against Colonialization in Algeria: The Scars of French War Crimes Won’t Be Forgotten
VIDEO: The Algerian Revolutionary, Larbi Ben MhidiIn 2017, French President Emanuel Macron stated, “I have agreed to a request expressed by the Algerian public authorities several times regarding the return of the skulls of the Algerian resistance fighters, and have taken a decision to initiate the process.
AfCFTA and Pan-Africanism: Do China and the US Have a Role in the Agreement?
AfCFTA is the largest free trade area in the world in terms of member countries with a total population of…
Libyans Themselves Are Best Suited to Handle Their Problems
France might need to revise its strategy in the Middle East, especially under Emmanuel Macron, considering the tolerating of caricatures that mock Prophet Mohammed and cause offense to Muslims, and Macron decorating Sisi with the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor in 2020, despite all the allegations made against the Sisi regime and its violations of human rights.
French “Enlightenment Islam” and State Authoritarianism
rench president Emmanuel Macron gives a positive definition of laicism: "Laicism is the freedom to believe or not believe.
“We Are Scared of Our Own Shadow”: An Interview with Raphael Liogier on Islamo-Paranoia in France
Following the discernibly hostile rhetoric of French President Emmanuel Macron against the Muslim communities in France, Faruk Yaslicimen and Nihan Duran interviewed French sociologist Raphael Liogier, professor at Sciences Po Aix (Institut d'Études Politiques d'Aix-en-Provence) and visiting scholar at Colombia University, on the history and current state of Islamophobia in France.
French Youth and the Far-Right: When Will the Culture War Begin?
She was clearly preceded by the far-left candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon who won 30% of the votes, surpassing Macron who won 18% of the votes.
Europe Is Not United in Its Motivation to Sanction Turkey
On the one hand, there is a tendency by a block in the EU to dominate the European debate and its key issues with reference to a self-assumed political and moral superiority expressed chiefly by Emmanuel Macron who tries to monopolize the European rhetoric and represent France as the leader of the liberal world.
Regeni Murder: A Story of Double Standards and Official Hypocrisy
For example, when French President Emmanuel Macron bestowed France’s highest honor, Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor on President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in early December, two prominent Italian figures, Giovanna Melandri, a former culture minister, and Corrado Augias, a journalist and former member of the European parliament - announced they were returning their French medals in protest, citing Regeni’s brutal death and Egypt’s indifference.
French McCarthyism Targets Muslims in the Name of Republican Values
In a speech on October 2, 2020, President Emmanuel Macron coined the term “Islamic separatism” by stating that the Muslim suburbs, which he described as “ghettos,” have been witnessing a tendency to secede from the Republic.
The Right to Blaspheme, the Mila Case, and Islamophobia in France
On the other hand, a few days after the incident became breaking news, the French Justice Minister Nicole Belloubet said in an interview with the radio station Europe 1 that an attack on religion was an attack on freedom of conscience, to which Marine Le Pen immediately responded from Twitter: “Can we trust Macron’s government for the defense of our freedoms and values? Obviously not!”
When the left too accused Belloubet of questioning the “right to blaspheme,” she had to backpedal, and issued another statement saying that her words might have gone beyond their purpose.
Balkan Daesh Fighters in Numbers
What has raised the issue even more is a statement by the French President Emmanuel Macron in an interview for The Economist calling Bosnia a “ticking time-bomb” claiming that the country contains a danger from returning jihadists.
