Sophie Hardach

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Articles

Syria urges firm U.S. plan on Middle East peace November 13, 10:14am EST

PARIS, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said that U.S. President Barack Obama should come up with a firm plan of action to renew peace talks between Syria and Israel. In an interview with French daily Le Figaro published on Friday, ... Full Article

Syria urges firm U.S. plan on Middle East peace

France urges closer Europe-US talks on Afghanistan

France captures 12 suspected Somali pirates

Swine flu skepticism demands deft response

Blog Posts

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