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Islamophobia: Vandals desecrate Muslim graves

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:28:00 +0200

As many as 20 graves have been destroyed and vandalized in the Muslim section of a cemetery near Paris, in the latest in a lengthening list of Islamophobic incidents in France in recent months.

Nazi graffiti and pig's head left at mosque site

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:24:00 +0200

Police have launched an investigation after vandals 'desecrated' the building site of a planned mosque near Paris, spraying Nazi graffiti and leaving a pig's head. It is only the latest in a series of Islamophobic attacks in France.

'Islamophobia has been trivialized in France'

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 09:00:00 +0100

Islamophobia continues to rear its ugly head in France, as was seen recently in a series of graffiti attacks on mosques across the country. But how bad is the problem? For this week's Tête-à-tête we've asked two experts to offer their views.

Swastikas daubed on mosque in latest attack

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:20:00 +0100

The recent spate of Islamophobic graffiti attacks against mosques in France continued this weekend when red swastikas were daubed on the wall of a place of worship in a town near Paris.

Love-sick sprayer goes on citywide graffiti spree

Thu, 19 Jul 2012 12:47:00 +0200

A love-struck vandal has sprayed two kilometres worth of graffiti in the northern town of Caen in a bid to let a girl called Manon know that he or she was desperately in love with her.

French graffiti artist fined in US

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 09:36:00 +0100

A French graffiti artist accused of tagging trains in Boston and New York paid a fine of $2,500 (€1,900) to avoid a trial on vandalism charges in one case, Massachusetts prosecutors said on Tuesday.