Nisa Inayat Khan, a British-Indian spy who played a pivotal role in the French Resistance during World War II.

PARIS (AP) — When France hosts grandiose ceremonies commemorating D-Day, the heroic role of Missak Manouchian and other foreigners among French Resistance fighters in World War II is often overlooked.

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France has honoured Noor Inayat Khan with a new 2025 postage stamp. Know her story, her WWII role in the French Resistance, and why she remains a symbol of courage.

In recognition of her immense bravery, Noor Inayat Khan was awarded the French Resistance Medal and France’s highest civilian honour, the Croix de Guerre, as well as a posthumous George Cross (GC) by ...

Noor Inayat Khan, the sole Indian-origin woman honored with a French stamp, was an undercover British agent in WWII's French Resistance. Celebrated as a war heroine, Noor's stamp marks 80 years ...

Noor Inayat Khan, British Indian spy, honored with a French postage stamp for her courageous role in World War II resistance.

PARIS - French Resistance member Cecile Rol-Tanguy, who risked her life during World War II by working to liberate Paris from Nazi occupation, has died. She was 101. Rol-Tanguy died on Friday at her ...

Join the Program in Judaic Studies and the Center for Collaborative History to hear Renée Poznanski discuss her book, recently published in an English translation, Propaganda and Persecution: The ...

LONDONLONDON — French leader Emmanuel Macron is set to mark Charles De Gaulle’s famed World War II appeal to resist the Nazis on Thursday in a special ceremony intended to invoke the deep friendship ...