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F rance’s governing body for soccer, the French Football Federation (FFF), has sparked fresh controversy over a reported policy that apparently prohibits Muslim athletes from fasting while at the For Muslim soccer players in deeply secular France, observing Ramadan is a tall order. Wielding a principle of religious neutrality enshrined in the French constitution, the country’s soccer federation does not accomodate players who want to fast and refrain from drinking or eating from sunrise to sunset. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File) The French Football Federation (FFF) has once again stirred controversy with its Islamophobic stance, refusing to allow Muslim players to break their Ramadan fast during evening matches. For Muslim soccer players in deeply secular France, observing Ramadan is a tall order. Wielding a principle of religious neutrality enshrined in the French constitution, the country's soccer The French Football Federation (FFF) has refused to allow evening matches to be paused during Ramadan to allow Muslim players to break their fast. The French RMC website said yesterday that the The French Football Federation (FFF) has said it will prohibit the pausing of matches during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan that allow Muslim players to break their fast, French media reports said Friday. France has rejected a request to pause football matches during Ramadan to allow Muslim players to break their fast. The French Football Federation (FFF) has stated that it will not pause matches [Djamel] The FFF has decided to ban Ramadan during the international break period for all its French Team categories [] Mahamadou Diawara was withdrawn and replaced from the U19 squad without any communication from the FFF, as he refused not comply and break fast. Recently, the French Football Federation (FFF) has come under fire for its refusal to permit Muslim players to break their Ramadan fast during evening matches. The announcement has reignited France’s governing body for soccer, the French Football Federation (FFF), has sparked fresh controversy over a reported policy that apparently prohibits Muslim athletes from fasting while at the national team’s training camp during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan in the name of maintaining strict secularism, or the French legal principle This Ramadan showed how France isn’t comfortable with Muslim athletes. In 2010, it became the first European nation to ban face coverings — such as the niqab, which covers a woman’s face Halal slaughter has not been banned in France “weeks before Ramadan”, contrary to claims being shared on social media. The claim has been shared widely on social platforms including Facebook, X (formerly known as Twitter), and TikTok ahead of Ramadan—the Muslim month of fasting—which this year is expected to begin on 11 March. Ramadan is a sacred month for Muslims around the world, and in 2025, it is expected to begin on the evening of Friday, February 28, 2025, and end on the evening of Sunday, March 30, 2025. During this holy month, Muslims in Paris will observe daily fasting from Suhoor (pre-dawn meal) until Iftar (sunset meal) . French Football Federation sparks outrage by refusing to allow Muslim players to break Ramadan fast during matches. Decision contrasts with policies in England and Germany Mon, Feb 03, 2025 Watch Live Social media users have been sharing a claim that France banned halal, the Islamic method of slaughtering animals, just before Ramadan. “France bans halal meats weeks before Ramadan. The UK should ban halal, the torture of defenceless animals, Muslims do not stun animals before slaughter,” one user wrote. She received a letter notably saying "No illusion shitty race. France will be virgin of all Muslims and Islamists". Read more: Separatism: Bringing Islam and France's Muslims to heel "Amid a pandemic that killed over 100,000 people in France, they [the politicians] still find the time to speak about veiled women France's Muslims are outraged by the decision to ban halal slaughter, which comes weeks before the holy month of Ramadan.What does Islam say about the slaugh The document, which was signed by the three mosques’ leaders, states that “starting in July 2021, the Halal ritual slaughter of poultry in France will no longer be authorized.” The press release says the feared ban is the result of a technical note from the French Ministry of Agriculture, which oversees poultry slaughter in France. The customary gathering of Muslim leaders and imams at the Grand Mosque of Paris on Sha’ban 29, known as the “night of doubt,” will precede the official announcement of Ramadan’s official Despite the fallout, Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau defended the decision to allow Algerian imams on French soil, arguing that a ban would harm the religious practices of France’s Muslim population. "If we prevent them from coming for Ramadan, it is not Algeria that will be bothered, but Muslims in France.
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