The assault on a veiled woman accompanying her son to the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Regional Council, on Friday, October 11, by Julien Odoul, an RN elected official, continues to cause waves. This time, it is 90 French personalities who have called on President Emmanuel Macron to end hatred against Muslims.
After the attack on the Paris Police Headquarters, several people are calling on the French President to launch a "republican offensive" against the "political Islamism that is gangrening" France. Xavier Bertrand, President of the Hauts-de-France Regional Council, made a media statement on this subject this weekend. On CNews, he announced that he had blocked the financing of investments for the private Muslim high school under contract, Averroès, in Lille.
A security and defense official at the University of Cergy-Pontoise made a mistake by sending all employees of the institution a form on "weak signals of radicalization." It provoked outrage after being posted on social media.
While Jean-Michel Blanquer, Minister of National Education, hammers that "the wearing of the veil is not desirable" in society, Cédric O, Secretary of State for Digital Affairs, says that "it has never been a problem".
While she was visiting a Parisian middle school, Brigitte Macron was questioned by journalists on the controversial issue of wearing the veil during school outings. The First Lady of France has rather recommended "neutrality" to her fellow teachers.
Racist and anti-Muslim speech seems to be being liberated in France, especially in the media. After Eric Zemmour and his multiple slips, it is Yves Thréard, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Le Figaro, who is pouring out his hatred on Islam.
Investigators from the Central Office for the Repression of Illicit Drug Trafficking (OCRTIS) carried out, on Monday, October 14, the seizure of several tons of Moroccan cannabis in Argenteuil, in the Val-d’Oise.
Sufism was presented before the French Senate on Friday by Faouzi Skali, President of the Fez Festival of Sufi Culture. It was an opportune moment for the man to explain that beyond the poetry expressed by universal works, Sufism is also a universal heritage of humanity, regardless of beliefs and religious affiliations. He took the opportunity to talk about the 12th edition of the Fez Festival of Sufi Culture, which will be held from October 19 to 26 on the theme, "Sufi culture, a spiritual humanism for our time".
The controversy sparked by the 2020 edition of the "Petit Paumé" has led to a decision by the Syndicat mixte des Transports pour le Rhône et l’agglomération lyonnaise (SYTRAL). Advertisements for the Guide have simply been removed from the TCL network.
The brand new President of the Republicans is already making his mark. On Monday, October 14, Christian Jacob opted for a ban on wearing the veil "for the entire school time".
The national police arrested a man in an irregular situation in Antibes on Thursday, October 10. He threatened to set off a bomb at the Fontonne Hospital.
Just like the candidate for the municipal election in Mulhouse, Lara Million, supported by La République en Marche (LREM), the Moroccan Fatima Jenn , who also announced her candidacy on Saturday, October 12, 2019, will be supported by local Marcheurs.