Sophie Hardach
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New French law bars Scientology dissolution even if convicted
A new French law means the Church of Scientology, now on trial in Paris for fraud and threatened with dissolution, cannot be disbanded if it is convicted. Full Article | Comments [2]
Waiting in France for a fatwa against forced marriages
Jamaa's phone was constantly ringing with emergency calls from girls and women -- most of them Muslims of Africa, Asian or Middle Eastern descent -- who were or about to become victims of forced marriage. Full Article | Comments [2]
France may ban burqas, but chic abayas for export are fine
When French President Nicolas Sarkozy declared last month that the burqa was not welcome in France, he unleashed a global debate on Islam and veils that drew in everyone from bloggers and full-time pundits ... Full Article
