A mosque in northern France has been shut down after the government determined that the place of worship was "inciting hatred" against Christians and Jews, as well as gay people. Interior Minister ...

ALLONNES, France (Reuters) – For three years, Karim Daoud ran the mosque in this small town in northwest France. He also coached kids’ soccer teams and for more than two decades has worked for the ...

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People march in La Grand-Combe, southern France, on April 27, 2025 to pay tribute to a young worshipper killed in a stabbing attack inside the Khadija mosque on Friday [Miguel Medina/AFP] A man ...

An 84-year-old man with far-right ties was arrested Monday in connection with the shooting of two people outside a mosque in France who reportedly saw him trying to set fire to the building. Claude ...

Attacks on religious and cultural institutions around France have authorities worried about Moscow’s effort to sow chaos in ...

Fire damaged a mosque and destroyed a Muslim prayer hall before dawn Friday in southeastern France, and police suspected arson in both. ANNECY, France (AP) -- Fire damaged a mosque and destroyed a ...

France’s government has shut down a mosque in the country’s northern region of Oise due to alleged pro-violence sermons, BBC News reported. Local authorities said sermons at the Great Mosque of ...

PARIS – France will on Thursday start investigating dozens of mosques suspected of fomenting Islamist ideology to combat the rising threat of religious extremism, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin ...

French President Emmanuel Macron, who faces elections on Sunday, has implemented a raft of laws and measures aimed at tackling violent extremism and Islamist radicals who challenge France’s secular ...