Islamophobia

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• Far-Right Pundit Eric Zemmour’s Conviction for Anti-Muslim Hate Speech Upheld by French Court
  20 September 2019, by Bladi.net

  The Court of Cassation rejected, on Tuesday, September 17, Eric Zemmour’s appeal and confirmed his conviction for "incitement to rejection and discrimination of Muslims as such".
  The commentator had already been convicted by the Court of First Instance and the Court of Appeal of Paris, on the grounds of "provocation to discrimination, hatred or violence against a person or group of persons, because of their origin or their belonging or non-belonging to a particular ethnic group, nation, (…)

• Far-Right Pundit Zemmour Reignites Immigration Debate at Conservative Rally
  30 September 2019, by Sylvanus

  At the opening of the meeting of the conservative and identitarian right around Marion Maréchal, the polemicist Eric Zemmour launched, last Saturday, into a diatribe against "colonizing" immigrants and the "Islamization of the street". He adopted the conspiracy and controversial thesis of the "great replacement" of populations.
  "In France, as in all of Europe, all our problems are exacerbated by immigration: school, housing, unemployment, social deficits, public order, prisons [...] and (…)

• Paris Prosecutor Launches Probe into Eric Zemmour’s Anti-Immigration Speech
  2 October 2019, by Ginette

  Three days after the highly controversial remarks made by the polemicist Eric Zemmour on immigration and Islam during the Convention of the Right, broadcast live on LCI, the Paris Prosecutor’s Office announced on Tuesday, October 1, the opening of an investigation for "public insults" and "public incitement to discrimination, hatred or violence".
  In his speech, delivered at the Convention of the Right, organized by close associates of Marion Maréchal-Le Pen, Eric Zemmour launched a (…)

• Belgium Sees 10% Rise in Islamophobic Incidents, Report Finds
  5 October 2019, by Sylvanus

  The Collective against Islamophobia in Belgium (CCIB) has highlighted the increase in Islamophobic attacks noted in 2018. In total, 80 cases of Islamophobia were opened, which represents a 10% increase compared to 2017.
  Islamophobia remains alive in Belgium despite a slight decrease compared to the year 2016 marked by post-attack effects. According to the Collective against Islamophobia in Belgium (CCIB), at least one Islamophobic act is committed every two days in 2017 and 2018. (…)

• Journalist Criticizes Media Platforms for Tolerating Anti-Muslim Rhetoric
  8 October 2019, by Ginette

  Journalist Jean-Michel Aphatie is surprised by the presence of Éric Zemmour on the media scene after his anti-Muslim speeches. The latest one was delivered at the Convention of the Far Right. According to him, he should be denied access to TV sets, in order to protect viewers from the discriminatory remarks often disseminated by the man.
  Jean-Michel Aphatie denounces a "double standard" policy. He does not understand why, despite his unpleasant remarks, Eric Zemmour continues to be (…)

• Muslim Officers Face Scrutiny in French Police After Paris Attack
  13 October 2019, by Bladi.net

  French police officers are torn between fears and suspicions. Since the attack committed on October 3 by one of their colleagues converted to Islam at the Paris Police Headquarters, Muslim agents, in particular, live in fear. The hierarchy has started a purge.
  The French police live in deep trauma with, as scapegoats, radicalized agents.
  The situation has escalated with the recent attack carried out by one of its officials, who targeted the Paris Police Headquarters, killing several (…)

• French University Sparks Controversy with ’Radicalization Signals’ Checklist
  16 October 2019, by Ginette

  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.
  The President of the University of Cergy-Pontoise, François Germinet, admits "a clumsiness" and apologizes for the image that such a form conveys of the university.
  Indeed, according to LeParisien.fr, the 1,800 employees of the university received, in the early (…)

• French Media Figure Sparks Controversy with Anti-Muslim Comments on TV
  16 October 2019, by Sylvanus

  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.
  "I hate the Muslim religion [...]. We have the right to hate a religion, we have every right to say it," he said on Monday in the LCI program Le Grand soir. This episode was on the theme: "Veil: is the government ambiguous?"
  "It happened to me, in France, (…)

• French Leaders Urge Macron to Condemn Islamophobia After Veil Incident
  16 October 2019, by Sylvanus

  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.
  In an op-ed, these personalities from various backgrounds ask Emmanuel Macron to publicly condemn the assault this woman suffered in front of her own son.
  Similarly, they asked him to (…)

• French Senate President Calls on Macron to Address Secularism Amid Religious Tensions
  17 October 2019, by Sylvanus

  After the call of 90 personalities from diverse backgrounds to stop hatred against Muslims in France, Gérard Larcher, President of the Senate, has asked Emmanuel Macron to speak out on secularism.
  In a statement on France 2, Gérard Larcher said that secularism is an issue that has not really been settled by politics, which is why he thinks it is necessary to return to the fundamentals of the 1905 law.
  In this sense, "we are waiting for the word of the President of the Republic on this (…)