Islamophobia

Articles

• French Job Seeker Told to Change Name, Hide Religion for Employment
  5 October 2024, by Prince

  In a video shared on social media, a French woman of Maghrebi origin recounts how she was the victim of discrimination in hiring because of her first name and religion. The post sparked a wave of outrage on the web.
  The young woman shared on X the audio recording of the telephone interview she had with an employer. In this audio, the latter informs her that her application cannot be accepted because of her first name. "Some clienteles do not mix with everything," she declares, before (…)

• Political Scientist Apologizes for ’Muslim in Appearance’ Comment About French Mayor
  23 October 2024, by Prince

  Clash between Pascal Boniface and Karim Bouamrane. The director of the Institute of International and Strategic Relations (IRIS) described the mayor of Saint-Ouen as a "Muslim in appearance" after the latter abstained from commenting on the war in Gaza during his appearance on the show Quelle époque on France 2. The Moroccan-born socialist elected official did not fail to react to these remarks.
  Commenting on Sunday on a video of Karim Bouamrane’s intervention on the show Quelle époque (…)

• Fire Damages Amiens Mosque, Community Shaken by Suspected Arson Attack
  30 October 2024, by Said

  Amazement and consternation at the Assounnah mosque in south Amiens this Tuesday, October 29. Arriving for the morning prayer, the faithful discovered the rear facade of the building blackened by the flames.
  "When they arrived, there was only white smoke left. They were almost suffocating," testifies to France 3 Mohamed Rahhali, former president of the AMCC association that manages the place of worship.
  Fortunately, the fire went out on its own, limiting the damage to the door and the (…)

• Assassination of Samuel Paty: Abdelhakim Sefrioui faces justice
  4 November 2024, by Prince

  Abdelhakim Sefrioui, a pro-Palestinian activist, is considered the main defendant in the murder of Samuel Paty, a teacher at the Bois-d’Aulne college, killed in October 2020. Like his seven co-defendants, he appears this Monday before the Paris Assize Court.
  The Franco-Moroccan preacher rejects the accusations against him. "I have never been convicted of violence or incitement to hatred," he says, denying being a key figure of radical Islam in France, as suggested by the "white notes of (…)

• Muslim Woman Assaulted in French Supermarket, CFCM Condemns Attack
  8 December 2024, by Sylvanus

  The French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM) reacts to "the racist and anti-Muslim aggression suffered by a 42-year-old woman with a disability, wearing a veil and recently weakened by chemotherapy treatment." The Muslim organization also denounces the fact that some media and politicians "seem to have a variable indignation depending on the skin color, origin or religion of the victims."
  In a press release, the French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM) "expresses its deep indignation at (…)

• Study Finds Veiled Women Face Severe Job Discrimination in France
  12 December 2024, by Said

  A study by the National Observatory of Discrimination and Equality in Higher Education (Ondes), published this week, highlights a major obstacle to employment in France: wearing the veil.
  The Ondes researchers simulated applications for BTS Accounting and Management and found significant discrimination. Candidates wearing the veil saw their chances of getting an interview decrease by more than 80%. This penalty applies regardless of their origin, whether French or Maghrebi. The mere fact (…)

• French Muslims Feel Increasingly Marginalized, Religious Leader Warns
  28 January, by Prince

  It’s hard to be a Muslim in France these days. This is the observation made by Kamel Kabtane, rector of the Grand Mosque of Lyon, who expresses his fears about the future of Muslims in France, "seen as terrorists, Salafists, Islamists."
  In France, Muslims are increasingly isolated and stigmatized. Islamophobic violence is multiplying, to the point of becoming commonplace. Discrimination is observed on a daily basis and even affects schools. Recently, the private high school Al-Kindi had (…)

• French Soccer Coach Resigns After Alleged Islamophobic Incident
  11 March, by Sylvanus

  In France, an act deemed Islamophobic prompts the coach of a club to resign from his position.
  Mohamed Bousbaa is no longer the coach of the reserve team of RC Champigneulles (Meurthe-et-Moselle). This unexpected and abrupt decision follows the receipt by his wife and son, both of Muslim faith, of two sandwiches containing pork. He considers this act to be Islamophobic and intentional, orchestrated by people with whom they do not have good relations. They did not even apologize. "Not even (…)