The Local France https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Ramadan: The challenges of fasting for a month in France Millions of Muslims across France will begin fasting for the holy month of Ramadan on Thursday. From an Uber taxi driver to a boulangerie vendor, we hear from some of those who will undertake the fast, which is far from easy in a non-Muslim country where the national hobby is eating. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180516/ramadan-the-challenges-of-fasting-for-a-month-in-france Wed, 16 May 2018 19:49:39 +0200 ramadan-the-challenges-of-fasting-for-a-month-in-france How Ramadan has made it harder to find Uber drivers in Paris at night Taxi ride app Uber has noticed a big drop in the number of drivers available in Paris at evenings and customers have seen the cost of their ride home jump. There’s a simple explanation. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170601/how-ramadan-has-made-it-harder-to-find-uber-drivers-in-paris-at-night Thu, 01 Jun 2017 15:03:51 +0200 how-ramadan-has-made-it-harder-to-find-uber-drivers-in-paris-at-night Waitress 'attacked for serving alcohol during Ramadan' A young Muslim bar tender was reportedly beaten up at a bar in the city of Nice, southern France because she served alcohol on the first day of Ramadan. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160608/muslim-barmaid-in-france-beaten-for-serving-alcohol-during-ramadan Wed, 08 Jun 2016 18:52:02 +0200 muslim-barmaid-in-france-beaten-for-serving-alcohol-during-ramadan France's Muslims to mark end of Ramadan Members of France's five million-strong Muslim community will celebrate the end of Ramadan on Friday night after a month of fasting. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150717/french-muslims-to-celebrate-end-of-ramadan Fri, 17 Jul 2015 12:48:48 +0200 french-muslims-to-celebrate-end-of-ramadan France's Muslims mark the end of 'holiest month' France’s Muslim population, which is the largest in Europe, will end on Monday its holiest festival of the year: Ramadan. However, the date is not without controversy due to the unique way the annual rite’s duration is chosen. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140728/frances-muslims-mark-their-end-of-ramadan Mon, 28 Jul 2014 15:23:00 +0200 frances-muslims-mark-their-end-of-ramadan French Muslim summer camp leaders fired for fasting Tensions between French authorities and the country's Islamic community resurfaced on Tuesday after it emerged that four summer camp instructors had been sacked for fasting during Ramadan. https://www.thelocal.fr/20120801/french-muslim-summer-camp-leaders-fired-for-fasting Wed, 01 Aug 2012 11:59:29 +0200 french-muslim-summer-camp-leaders-fired-for-fasting