secularism

The Lebanese American University headquarters in New York. Students at the Byblos campus say they are being prevented from prayer [Wikimedia Commons]
Lebanon
MENA
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Muslim students accuse Lebanon university of crackdown on prayer

Hundreds of Muslim students at the Lebanese American University have said that they are being denied any space to pray by university authorities

Amr Salahi
14 September, 2026
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Morocco
MENA
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Morocco Islamic Affairs minister retracts state is 'secular'

Basma El Atti
05 December, 2024
Paris Olympics 2024
Sports
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Olympics champ Sifan Hassan praised for 'heroic' hijab gesture

The New Arab Staff
12 August, 2024
The Middle East
MENA
Book Club
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Decoding the Middle East: Jean-Pierre Filiu’s decisive study

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Chris Doyle

04 October, 2023
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France
Unfiltered

France: Individual liberties for all but Muslims

Mariya

Mariya bint Rehan

15 September, 2023
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France
Society
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Muslim women in France speak out against the abaya ban

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Tasnim Nazeer

08 September, 2023
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Turkey-Syria earthquake
Voices

Charlie Hebdo & free speech after Turkey-Syria earthquake

Mariya

Mariya bint Rehan

10 February, 2023
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France
Society
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French Islamophobia is a by-product of its national identity

Rayan Freschi

Rayan Freschi

07 February, 2023
French women
France
Society
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French Muslim women lift the veil on Islamophobia in France

Kushie Amin

Kushie Amin

19 July, 2022
Arabic
MENA
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Virtual protest marks Arab world 'non-religious day'

The New Arab Staff
22 February, 2022
Egypt
MENA
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Egypt looks to ban journalists from discussing religion

Thaer Mansour
21 February, 2022
Morocco
Perspectives

Morocco: Don't expect change despite the Islamists' defeat

Kamal Abdul Latif

Kamal Abdul Latif

21 September, 2021
Ramadan Muslims France
secularism
Society
Live Story

In France, Ramadan marks temporary respite for Muslims

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Florence Massena

30 April, 2021
Marlene Schiappa
secularism
MENA
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France to hold 'national consultation' to define secularism

The New Arab Staff
19 April, 2021
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Turkey
MENA
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Northern Cyprus sparks Turkish anger with 'Quran teaching ban'

The New Arab Staff
16 April, 2021
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Sudan
MENA
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Sudan, rebel leader agree to form secular state

The New Arab Staff
28 March, 2021
Guillaume Peltier at the National Assembly [GETTY]
secularism
MENA
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French MP to push for 'Judaeo-Christian tradition' bill

The New Arab Staff
22 February, 2021
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US
MENA
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US envoy airs concerns as France targets radical Islam

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
09 December, 2020
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secularism
Perspectives

The glorious hype and ugly reality of French values

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Yasser Louati

01 December, 2020
La Marianne France - Getty
secularism
Perspectives

Separatism: Bringing Islam and France's Muslims to heel

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Raphaël Kempf

26 November, 2020
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MENA
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Macron faces backlash after claiming 'secularism never killed anyone'

The New Arab Staff
01 November, 2020