Islamophobia

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• French Mosques Face Bank Account Closures, Sparking Community Outcry
  16 November 2021, by Armel

  The Council of Mosques of the Rhône (CMR) reacted on Sunday to the closure of bank accounts of several mosques in the department, which would apparently be targeted by the authorities.
  In a statement, the CMR protested against these "abusive and unfair practices" towards the Muslim community, while some mosques are "under construction or expansion".
  In addition, several mosques find themselves unable to carry out their action "in absolute respect of the laws and with a concern for (…)

• French Engineer Sues Company for Racial Discrimination Over Forced Name Change
  26 November 2021, by Armel

  The case pitting engineer Mohamed Amghar against the company Intergraph France was again heard before the Labor Court. The company is accused of racial discrimination and moral harassment.
  The story dates back to January 1997, when Mohamed Amghar was hired as a commercial engineer in a software company. The interview at Intergraph France went well until the time when his supervisor informed him that he would have to change his first name, specifying not to choose Philippe.
  Due to his (…)

• Muslim Family’s Home Construction Sparks Controversy in Rural France
  26 November 2021, by Armel

  The house under construction belonged to a Lyon entrepreneur, Yassine F. and his wife, who plan to settle there with their three children. Since the start of the work, several residents have denounced the characteristics of the building, which should rise on more than 10,000 m² of land for a house of about 1,200 m², reports l’Eveil.
  In addition, the inhabitants have complained to various local authorities about the content of the building permit. The document includes a 20 m² prayer room (…)

• Study Reveals Persistent Hiring Discrimination Against North African Job Seekers in France
  26 November 2021, by Ginette

  Entitled "Discrimination in hiring people of presumed Maghrebian origin: what lessons can be learned from a large testing study?", this study also shows that discrimination is even stronger in low-skilled jobs. Prior to this study, other surveys had previously proven the extent of discrimination in hiring against Maghrebians.
  In 2020, the Council of the Moroccan Community Abroad (CCME) indicated that 64% of young Moroccans say they have been victims of discrimination in all its forms, (…)

• France Launches Task Force to Combat Rising Anti-Religious Incidents
  17 December 2021, by Armel

  The French government has announced the establishment of a mission to combat anti-religious acts in France due to their increase this year in the country. Proposals are expected by February 2022.
  On the Cnews set, Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin presented a worrying assessment of anti-religious acts in France, specifying that his services recorded exactly 1,380 incidents, down 17.2% compared to the same period in 2019.
  In detail, some 686 anti-Christian acts took place this year, (…)

• Islamophobic Vandalism at French Mosque Prompts Investigation
  29 December 2021, by Sylvanus

  Islamophobic tags and damage were committed at the beginning of the week on a prayer room in La Mure, Isère. An investigation has been opened.
  Anti-Muslim tags and damage were discovered in the night from Monday, December 27 to Tuesday, December 28 on a prayer room in La Mure, Isère, managed by the Association cultuelle du plateau matheysin (ACPM). On Tuesday, the residents of the town center of Château-Gontier, in the south of Mayenne, also discovered half a dozen Islamophobic and (…)

• Muslim Lawyer Forced to Back of Room Over Hijab at Paris Bar Swearing-In Ceremony
  8 January 2022, by Ginette

  The swearing-in ceremony for trainee lawyers at the École de Formation des Barreaux (EFB) in Paris was marked by an Islamophobic act. The victim is a Muslim lawyer who was asked to remove her veil.
  According to the media Acta Zone, "the EFB staff tried to force a trainee lawyer to remove her veil during the ceremony. "S. was approached by several members of the EFB who ordered her to remove her veil, citing the solemn nature of the ceremony," explains the media. But students opposed it. (…)

• Muslim Leaders Criticize Focus on Islam in French Presidential Campaign
  13 January 2022, by Armel

  The French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM) has denounced this week "electoral debates" that are too "centered" on Islam in France.
  In an op-ed in Le Monde, Mohammed Moussaoui, president of CFCM, called on presidential candidates to avoid "prejudicial amalgams" to national unity.
  "The diversion" of the Muslim faith and religious practices "by extremists [...] calls for our vigilance and a firm and continuous struggle on our part and on the part of our fellow citizens in order to (…)

• Far-Right French Pundit Fined €10,000 for Hate Speech Against Migrant Minors
  18 January 2022, by Ginette

  Eric Zemmour was convicted, on Monday, by the Paris Criminal Court to a fine of 10,000 euros for incitement to hatred. The French commentator, far-right candidate for the French presidential election, had attacked unaccompanied migrant minors, describing them as "thieves", "murderers", "rapists" on television.
  As usual, the commentator denounced "an ideological and stupid conviction". His lawyer, Olivier Pardo, said his client would appeal the court’s decision. The man is a regular in the (…)

• France Considers New Anti-Islamophobia Organization Amid Rising Hate Crimes
  3 February 2022, by Sylvanus

  After the dissolutions of organizations fighting Islamophobia such as the Collective Against Islamophobia in France (CCIF) and the sidelining of the National Observatory for the Fight Against Islamophobia due to the abandonment of the French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM) by the State, the Forum of Islam in France (FORIF) is reflecting on the creation in France of a new organization to fight anti-Muslim acts.
  Is France moving towards the creation of a new organization to fight (…)