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Islamophobia is on the rise in France: Muslim leader

Islamophobia is on the rise in France: Muslim leader

by | May 25, 2021 | Muslim World

islamophobiaLe Bourget, France (IINA) – French Council of Muslim Faith President Anouar Kbibeche warned on Monday that Islamophobic attacks in France are on the rise, Anadolu Agency reported.

In remarks made during the 33rd conference of the council in Le Bourget, Kbibeche noted: “The increase in Islamophobia has come after attacks in France last year”. “Attacks on Muslim sanctuaries have gone up despite the increase in security measures. A small mosque in Ajaccio has recently been damaged. Apart from this, a number of attacks have also been launched on individual Muslims”.

The council’s Vice-President, Ahmet Ogras, urged Muslims to make their voices heard. “We are elements of this society as Muslims in France. We should be able to express our opinions and join political parties. We need to increase the power of representation of Muslims by expressing ourselves”.

Amar Lasfar, president of the Union of Islamic Organizations in France, said: “We extend our helping hands to everybody whatever their religion, culture and values are, in the name of togetherness and prosperous future”.

Iran signs oil contract with France’s Total

Iran signs oil contract with France’s Total

by | May 25, 2021 | Muslim World

iran franceTehran : (IANS) Iran on Thursday signed a confidential oil agreement with France’s Total to develope the South Azadegan oil field shared by Iran and Iraq, Iran’s Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zangeneh said.

Iran and the oil giant, Total, have agreed to keep the articles of the accord confidential, and the French firm is now “studying its participation in the development of the oil field,” Zangeneh was quoted as saying by Press TV.

Earlier this month, Zangeneh said that Iran and Total were in talks about the oil field, which is said to hold an in-situ oil reserve of about 33.2 billion barrels, according to the report.

Iran reached an agreement with the Japanese Inpex a decade ago to develop the oil field, however, the Japanese company quit the project as a result of U.S. sanctions against Iran’s energy sector because of the disputed nuclear issue.

Iran and the world powers clinched a nuclear deal in July last year which enables the country to re-engage with the world’s energy giants to develop its oil and gas fields.