Replace religious holidays with secular ones, suggests French mayor Critics have called the idea ‘scandalous’
‘The main reason to live in France’: Your views on French secularism Most readers agree with the principle - although with caveats
Far-right cause cancellation of US organist’s concert in France Protesters from the religious nationalist group Civitas claimed the concert in Brittany was ‘intolerably profane’ Do you agree? France’s belief in laïcité (secularism) works French court orders removal of Virgin Mary statue as it is religious Civil baptisms in France: do you know about this option?
Town hall cannot have a nativity crèche, France’s highest court rules Debates about nativity scenes and France’s laws on secularism regularly surface each winter - and this year will be no exception
Annual burkini row ‘demonises’ all five million muslims in France Journalist Nabila Ramdani gives her view on the latest ‘Muslim dress’ saga to hit France and how the arguments against the burkini just don’t stack up
Nabila Ramdani: Separatism talk only fuels fires of division In her monthly column in The Connexion, award-winning journalist Nabila Ramdani shares her views on Emmanuel Macron’s speech on Islamist ‘separatism’
Christmas nativity scenes spark debate in France Debate over the legality of public nativity scenes in France has been sparked again this year after activists sent a note to all departments, reminding them of the “steps to take” to respect the law.
‘It’s so macho to dictate what women can wear’ Sara El Attar tells Connexion why she spoke up for the 'thousands of women like her' during a debate on CNews
French nun refused retirement home space due to habit A Catholic nun in France has been stopped from taking up her place in a retirement home after she refused to stop wearing her religious habit as a condition for living there.
Senate votes to ban signs of religion on school trips The French Senate has voted to ban parents from displaying any signs of religion or wearing religious clothing when accompanying their children on public school trips.
French president says Muslim hijab ‘not my business’ President Emmanuel Macron has said that it is “not his business” whether Muslim women wear a hijab in public spaces - but that it “is his business” when it comes to public services.
Paris pool closes due to ‘pro-burkini’ protest A public pool in Paris closed this weekend after pro-burkini activists mounted a protest against the ban on the body-covering swimsuit, and demanding “access for all to leisure facilities”.
Court allows hospital to fire man for ‘too long’ beard The Versailles administrative court of appeal has upheld a hospital’s decision to fire a trainee doctor of Egyptian origin for having “a beard that was too long” and “too religious”. Burkini debate reignited by small-town ban One nation and its gods | James Harrington Labrador Tag Feed