France

France has been inhospitable to its Jewish population in recent years. Ten years ago an Islamist extremist gunned down three people at a Jewish school in Toulouse .

A 2021 study reveals discrimination against students with North African names applying for masters programs in France.

The French bill to combat religious practice deemed “contrary to the country’s republican values” is a constitutional minefield, according to a white paper issued by European scholars

An alarming 74 percent increase in anti-Semitic incidents in France has focused the efforts of political and religious leaders to find a solution.

Maryam Pougetoux, 19, leader of the Sorbonne chapter of the French National Students’ Union, found herself at the center of a controversy for wearing a head scarf in a television interview.

Special Rapporteur on the protection of human rights in the context of countering terrorism voices concern about the effect of anti-terrorism laws in France.

World attention was attracted to the town of Ploërmel in Brittany last week when France’s top administrative court, the Conseil d’Etat, ruled that a large cross over the nearly 25-foot statue of Pope John Paul in prayer be removed, for contravening a 1905 law banning any “religious sign or emblem” in a public space.

Excerpts from an article published in the Faith in Faiths blog, featuring Rev. Eric Roux, President of the United Churches of Scientology of France and Vice President of the Church of Scientology European Office of Public Affairs and Human Rights.