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Parliament adopts a resolution to place the Muslim Brotherhood on the European list of terrorist organizations

The National Assembly adopted on Thursday evening a resolution calling for the launch of a procedure aimed at placing the Muslim Brotherhood on the European list of terrorist organizations, following nearly five hours of debates marked by intense tensions. The non-binding text was adopted by 157 votes to 101, with the support of the government camp and the National Rally, and the opposition of the left.
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Muslim Brotherhood | Geneva Court of Appeal Sentences Tariq Ramadan to 3 Years in Prison for Rape and Sexual Coercion

At the end of the 1950s, Saïd Ramadan, the son-in-law of Hassan al-Banna (founder of the Muslim Brotherhood) fled Egypt and chose Geneva to set out to conquer the West. His son Hani has headed the Islamic Centre of Geneva (ICG) since 1995. His brother Tariq was the best-known French-speaking Muslim on the planet, before vice scandals toppled him in 2017. Even today, the city of Calvin is still largely under the thumb of the Ramadan family. But there was...

France | Barrage against the far right: How long will the “glass ceiling” last?

Faced with the risk of a National Rally victory, which would have brought the far right to power, the salvation came from a republican mobilisation rallying all democrats. The tremendous public outburst on 7 July curbed the ambitions of Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella. Except that the “glass ceiling” is coming up against an ever-increasing number of cleavages that are likely, in time, to hamper this “cordon sanitaire” designed to keep the far right out of the Republican arc.

G.W.A | Response to the French Council of Muslim Worship: Stop speaking in the name of French Muslims!

In a press release dated December 20, 2023, entitled “Polls and Muslims of France: stop the manipulations”, the French Council of Muslim Worship (CFCM) attacks us, regarding two polls: “French Muslims and questions of religion and secularism'' and ''French Muslims facing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict'', respectively produced for the magazine ''Screen Watch'' and the webTV ''Elamaniya.TV'', two publications of the Global Watch Analysis group , by a prestigious polling institute, Ifop.

Editorial | About our commitment against antisemitism

Since the launch, in May 2019, of Global Watch Analysis and Screen Watch magazine - which define themselves as progressive, secular and humanist media, dedicated to resist fanaticism - we have placed the fight against antisemitism at the heart of our struggles. This is demonstrated by dozens of surveys, interviews and editorials published by Ian Hamel, Martine Gozlan, Jean-Marie Montali and Atmane Tazaghart.

Exclusive Survey | No, French Muslims do not support Hamas!

In the tense context of the resurgence of anti-Semitic and (to a lesser extent) anti-Muslim acts, since the attacks of October 7, 2023, our Magazine Screen Watch commissioned the IFOP to carry out an exclusive survey among French Muslims about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and its possible repercussions in France. This survey, the detailed results of which we are publishing here, provides three main lessons: two good news and one bad news.

All about Hamas | Iran’s sulphurous ties with Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood

Iran is clearly behind the Hamas terrorist attacks on Israel on 7 October. Beyond the traditional Sunni-Shiite divide, the Iranian mullahs and the Palestinian Islamist movement have one thing in common: the Muslim Brotherhood and its doctrine of political Islam. Here are some explanations.

Exclusive Survey | France: 80% of teachers support the ban on ‘Abaya’ in schools

The decision by the French new Minister of National Education, Gabriel Attal, to ban the wearing of the ‘Abaya’ (and its male equivalent, the ‘Qamis’) in schools has sparked a heated controversy. Several voices, especially from the left, have risen to denounce the establishment of a "clothing police" and La France Insoumise (LFI) has announced its intention to challenge this decision in the Council of State. However, the ban on Abayas and Qamis is not a subject of much debate...

Tribute | Disappearance of Jean-Pierre Marongiu, former French detainee in Qatar

The former French detainee in Qatar, Jean-Pierre Marongiu, died on June 13 in Nancy. This engineer had set up a management training company in Qatar. In 2013, he was not only robbed by his Qatari “associate”, but sentenced to seven years in prison. Jean-Pierre Marongiu was not released until 2018. Since then, he has published several books on his imprisonment.