Racism

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• Far-Right Groups in Europe Urge Supporters to Arm, Train for ’Social Struggle’
  24 March 2019, by Amine

  According to the Anadolu news agency, a report from the Belgian intelligence services would reveal a certain change in the activities of the far-right in Western Europe. Extremists would have asked their supporters to arm themselves and learn to fight.
  The same source specifies that radical changes have been made in the structures of certain far-right organizations, changes favoring violence, prompted by the admiration these organizations have for the Nazis. The source gives the example (…)

• Seville Mosque Hosts Open House, Counters Far-Right Leader’s Islamophobic Comments
  25 April 2019, by Kamal

  In reaction to the racist remarks of the leader of the far-right party VOX, Santiago Abascal, the officials of the AlHidaya mosque in Seville organized an open house day during which they offered "tea and smiles" to all visitors.
  The arrest in Morocco of the son of an imam has, as one might expect, provoked a very strong reaction from the VOX leader, who questioned the teachings provided by this mosque. "What are the mosques teaching in Seville so that the son of an imam intends to carry (…)

• Muslim Family Denied Service at Normandy Restaurant, Father Files Discrimination Complaint
  27 April 2019, by Bladi.net

  While he wanted to have lunch on Monday with his wife and children in an establishment in Etretat (Seine-Maritime), in Normandy, a father was confronted with the server’s refusal to seat them on the terrace because of his wife’s veil.
  A racist humiliation that does not pass. For this father who saw his Easter Monday ruined by this unpleasant family moment, sanctions must fall. Sanctions, that’s at least what Mohsen Zemni is demanding. Came from Argenteuil (Val d’Oise), with his family (…)

• Muslim Women Denied Flea Market Registration Due to Hijabs in Northern France
  29 April 2019, by Bladi.net

  Two Muslim women were unable to register because of their veil last Saturday in Croix, in northern France. A discrimination they do not intend to let pass.
  Another case of discrimination whose video continues to upset the web. Two Muslim women who had gone to the town hall of Wasquehal (59), to register for the May 1st flea market in Croix, a commune southeast of Roubaix, had to face the refusal of the flea market manager.
  "I’m not going to take you, ladies, you don’t have to queue, (…)

• University of Lorraine Launches Probe into Alleged Racist Student Messages
  30 April 2019, by Bladi.net

  An administrative investigation has been opened at the University of Lorraine in eastern France, following "exchanges of racist remarks between students".
  Is the University of Lorraine in France being taken over by a rise in racism? This is at least what its communications director seems to confirm. David Diné, who explained himself last Saturday to AFP, said he had been alerted by "social networks about the fact that a private Messenger (Facebook’s messaging service, editor’s note) group (…)

• Far-Right Belgian Politician Apologizes for Offensive Moroccan Comparison
  9 June 2019, by Said

  An elected member of the Flemish far-right party Vlaams Belang was forced to apologize after publishing an image on Moroccans that she had posted a few days before the elections held in Belgium.
  Comparing Moroccans to E.T., the extraterrestrial, the name of the film by Steven Spielberg released in 1982, Nathalie Dewulf writes: "four good reasons why E.T. is better than a Moroccan": "he came alone, he already had a bike, he learned our language and he wanted to go home". Elected to the (…)

• Anti-Terrorism Activist Latifa Ibn Ziaten Faces New Death Threats and Hate Messages
  10 June 2019, by Kamal

  The president of the Imad Ibn Ziaten Association for Youth and Peace, Latifa Ibn Ziaten, was the target this morning of hateful tags and death threats. Several messages were tagged: "long live Mera"; "Jew soon dead"; or "we’ll get you".
  Since 2018, Latifa Ibn Ziaten has not stopped receiving threatening messages, and her lawyer, Samia Maktouf, declared "My client does not feel safe, she is shocked and upset, it is the return of hatred in France".
  The lawyer also stated that she intends (…)

• French Authorities Thwart Neo-Nazi Plot to Attack Muslim and Jewish Sites
  12 June 2019, by Kamal

  A neo-Nazi cell has been dismantled by the French security services as it was planning attacks on Muslim and Jewish places of worship. The five members of the cell had prepared attack plans between September and last May.
  Imbued with the neo-Nazi ideology, whose movement emerged after the end of the Second World War, the five members planned to carry out attacks on both Muslim and Jewish religious centers.
  In September 2018, a first suspect was arrested in the Grenoble region for (…)

• Moroccan-Belgian News Anchor Faces Racist Backlash After Historic Debut
  21 June 2019, by Marcel

  Salima Belabbas took her first steps in presenting the news on Belgian television on Tuesday, June 18, 2019. Stigmatized by viewers because of her Moroccan origins, she is seen as an example that other Belgian television channels should follow.
  A few happy comments but also hateful and racist remarks. The reaction that Salima Belabbas, the presenter of Moroccan origin, who made her debut on Tuesday, June 18, 2019 in Belgium, on the RTL Belgium television channel, has provoked.
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• Idris Elba Addresses Racial Controversy Surrounding Potential James Bond Role
  30 June 2019, by Bladi.net

  The debate on a possible interpretation of James Bond by Idris Elba continues to fuel controversies with racist undertones. What bothers the actor is the stigmatization of his skin color, to conclude his inability to play the character.
  "When you have people saying, ’He can’t do it,’ and it’s about the color of my skin, it’s disappointing," Idris regrets, adding: "If I do it and it works or not, will it be because of my skin? It’s a difficult situation I don’t want to be in." These are, (…)