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Rokhaya Diallo, Researcher in Residence in Georgetown Univ (USA)

Bright French author of many books, Washington Post monthly columnist and powerful anti-racism activist, award-winning filmmaker Rokhaya Diallo is one of the major French figures of the new intellectual generation. Tired to still face the same gap between the so-called "universalist" French republican values and the reality of remaining discriminations, she is one of the leading...

Publié le 06/05/2021 dans French Windows par A lire | Lire la suite...

France: christians unite against increased State control

Major representatives of the three branches of French Christianity, Catholic, Protestant and Orthodox speak out in a column published in the daily Le Figaro yesterday. They warn about the current "separatism bill" and the threat of an increased State control over churches and religions. For them, freedom is at stake. Link.

Publié le 11/03/2021 dans French Windows par A lire | Lire la suite...

European Court of Human Rights upholds French full veil ban

The European Court of Human Rights has just upheld a ban by France on wearing the Muslim full-face veil - the niqab. A case was brought by a 24-year-old French woman, who argued that the ban on wearing the veil in public violated her freedom of religion and expression. The court ruled that the ban " was not expressly based on the religious connotation of the clothing in question but...

Publié le 02/07/2014 dans French Windows par A lire | Lire la suite...

Religion and secularism in France: see FRANCE.FR

This blog should have advertised earlier about this website. But better late than never! As 2014 just began, let's emphasize the great value of France.fr , officially launched in 2010. France.fr is the multilingual website of reference about France, intended for the international general public. Religion and secularism topics are part of it, as one can check here ( link ).

Publié le 04/01/2014 dans French Windows par A lire | Lire la suite...

BBC page on French laïcité (laicity, secularism)

I have recently discovered an interesting BBC page about French laïcité (particuliar French way to deal with Secularism). Here is the link: BBC page on French Laïcité (secularism). This page rightly emphasizes the importance of French History : "Be cause of past precedent it is very easy for the French to interpret any strong religious views as a direct threat to...

Publié le 13/09/2010 dans French Windows par A lire | Lire la suite...

What is French ”Laïcité” (laicity)?

Our French President has recently drawn criticism after one of his speeches during his visit to the Vatican . In front of the highest Roman Catholic Clergy, he emphasized the importance of the French "christian roots" (mainly Catholic), while he also pleaded for a "positive" version of "laïcité" ( laicity , sometimes translated by secularism). Click to continue But many French...

Publié le 02/01/2008 dans French Windows par A lire | Lire la suite...

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