Islamophobia

Articles

• Mélenchon Defends Benzema Against Government Accusations of Muslim Brotherhood Ties
  20 October 2023, by Said

  Jean-Luc Mélenchon expressed his support for Karim Benzema on the X (formerly Twitter) platform. The footballer is at the center of a controversy, pointed out by the Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, for alleged ties with the Muslim Brotherhood, following a message of support for the inhabitants of Gaza.
  Addressing Benzema, Mélenchon highlighted his lack of knowledge of football, while criticizing the government’s demonization of the player, describing him as a "remarkable (…)

• Veiled Muslim Entrepreneur Challenges Stereotypes in Spain
  31 October 2023, by Prince

  Imane Gfaoui, a 26-year-old Moroccan living in Pamplona for seven years, decided to stop working to open a small supermarket for her family before fully devoting herself to her work.
  Holder of a higher degree in environmental chemistry and health from the Professional Technical Health School of Navarre, Imane worked in a laboratory before opening this small supermarket in the Milagrosa neighborhood. The young Moroccan aspires to a better life. "We want to work, we want to be respected, we (…)

• Great Mosque of Paris Warns of Rising Anti-Muslim Sentiment in France
  4 November 2023, by Prince

  The Great Mosque of Paris says it is "extremely concerned about the strong rise" of anti-Muslim acts and discourse in France.
  In a statement signed by its rector, Chems-eddine Hafiz, the Great Mosque of Paris expresses its concerns about the resurgence of acts and speeches "affecting groups, individuals and property because of their religious affiliations, whatever they may be, in France." It calls on the authorities to take "all necessary measures" to "fight against this resurgence which (…)

• French Muslim Leader Warns Regulator of Rising Islamophobia in Media
  9 November 2023, by Prince

  The rector of the Great Mosque of Paris, Chems-eddine Hafiz, is concerned about the "dangerous" rise of anti-Muslim discourse in France and has made this known to the Audiovisual and Digital Communication Regulatory Authority (Arcom), which he calls for more vigilance and action.
  In a letter addressed to Roch-Olivier Maistre, president of Arcom, Chems-eddine Hafiz expressed his concern about the rise, in the media and on social networks, of hateful discourse that attacks groups and people (…)

• Racist Graffiti Targeting Arabs Sparks Outrage in Brussels Suburb
  12 November 2023, by Sylvanus

  In Jette, a building on the Place du Miroir was the target of racist and Islamophobic tags. This has caused outrage from Mayor Claire Vandevivere and Internet users.
  A racist and Islamophobic insult was tagged on Wednesday on a building under renovation on the Place du Miroir in Jette. "Arab = thief" could be read on the building. Black paint now makes the tag invisible. "We gave the instruction to the services to remove the tag. But in the meantime, the contractor had removed it," says (…)

• Mosques Targeted in France Following Teen’s Death at Village Festival
  26 November 2023, by Sylvanus

  After the death of Thomas, a 16-year-old high school student, killed on the sidelines of a village festival in Crépol, in the Drôme, two mosques have been targeted by Islamophobic tags and death threats in the context of reprisals.
  Mosques are facing acts of intimidation and reprisals, after the death of Thomas, the teenager stabbed on the way out of a village ball and whose murder is described by the far right as "anti-white racism". "Justice for Thomas, here we are in France, death to (…)

• Islamophobic Graffiti Targets Mosque in Guingamp, France; First Such Incident in 40 Years
  9 December 2023, by Said

  The mosque in Guingamp, in the Côtes-d’Armor, was targeted overnight from Thursday, December 7 to Friday, December 8, 2023 by Islamophobic graffiti. A first in 40 years.
  Graffiti, made at night, "in black paint" and committed "to the detriment of the Roudourou activity and leisure center association", were discovered on Friday, according to the public prosecutor, Nicolas Heitz.
  For the municipality, "It’s distressing, we are outraged. This is the first time this has happened in (…)

• Real Madrid’s Rüdiger Sues Ex-Bild Editor Over Islamic Gesture Claim
  29 March 2024, by Said

  Real Madrid defender Antonio Rüdiger has decided to file a defamation lawsuit against Julian Reichelt, former editor-in-chief of the Bild newspaper. The latter had accused Rüdiger of making an "Islamic salute" after a football match, an allegation that the player firmly refutes.
  It all started when Reichelt posted on Twitter a photo of Rüdiger raising his index finger to the sky, accompanied by an incendiary comment equating this gesture to a symbol of the so-called Islamic State (…)

• Former Charlie Hebdo Editor Sparks Outrage with Islamophobic Comments
  22 May 2024, by Prince

  New outburst from Philippe Val. The former boss of Charlie Hebdo declared himself to be "Islamophobic". These remarks shocked and outraged several Muslim federations in France. A complaint should be filed against him.
  Philippe Val publicly assumes his Islamophobia. "Yes, I am Islamophobic. One can be phobic of a religion when it begins to try to exist through terror. There are teachers who have been beheaded. My friends have been murdered," he said in an interview given in mid-May to the (…)

• Moroccan Student Denied Entry to French School in Rabat Over Hijab
  4 October 2024, by Said

  A Moroccan student was refused in the second year of high school at the Léon l’Africain establishment, a school affiliated with the French mission in Rabat. The reason given? Wearing the veil.
  The incident caused an uproar among the student’s family, but also among the parents of students at the establishment.
  The case is all the more surprising since the young girl was enrolled in a school of the French mission in the United Arab Emirates. It was only after her move to Morocco with her (…)