Racism

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• Moroccan Star En-Nesyri Faces Racist Abuse After Scoring Brace in La Liga Match
  7 February 2024, by Prince

  Racist remarks were made against Youssef En-Nesyri as he celebrated one of his goals against Rayo on Monday. The Moroccan international was the man of the match with a brace.
  "This Moor, son of a bitch, dirty Arab...". These intolerable remarks were made by supporters against Youssef En-Nesyri as he celebrated his goal, as he usually does, by kissing the ground. Another case of racism that shows the persistence of the phenomenon in Spanish football, despite the measures put in place in (…)

• Rachida Dati’s Appointment as Culture Minister Sparks Racist Backlash
  9 February 2024, by Sylvanus

  The appointment of Rachida Dati as Minister of Culture in the government of Gabriel Attal does not please everyone. The former Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice (2007-2009) and ministerial advisor to Nicolas Sarkozy is the target of racist insults.
  The French politician Rachida Dati, born in France in 1965 to an Algerian mother and a Moroccan father, is sometimes reminded of her Maghrebi origins. And she is often the target of racist insults. "Rachida Dati [...] is the little (…)

• Antwerp Politician Resigns After Racist Remarks Toward Moroccan-Belgian Colleague
  15 February 2024, by Prince

  Vooruit alderman Tom Meeuws referred to Antwerp alderman Nabilla Ait Daoud as a "mocroschepen", meaning "Moroccan mafia woman", during a meeting two weeks ago. Racist remarks to which the Antwerp politician of Moroccan origin did not fail to react.
  In an email she is said to have addressed to the party leadership or to Alderman Beels, Nabilla Ait Daoud said she was deeply shocked by Meeuws’ remarks. The Vooruit alderman is said to be a repeat offender. He is said to have the habit of (…)

• Police Officers Suspended in Angoulême for Alleged Racist Violence Against Detainee
  29 February 2024, by Prince

  Two police officers from the Angoulême (Charente) police station are the subject of a judicial investigation for violence and racist remarks towards a man in custody.
  According to the daily Charente Libre, the events took place at the end of January at the Angoulême police station. The two police officers are suspected of having struck the man and called him a "bougnoule", declared on Wednesday Stéphanie Aouine, the public prosecutor of Angoulême.
  The individual placed in custody is (…)

• Moroccan Parliament Urges Action on Racist Attacks Against Expatriates
  3 March 2024, by Sylvanus

  A parliamentarian from the Istiqlal party has just called on Nasser Bourita, Minister of Foreign Affairs and African Cooperation, to act to combat the repeated racist attacks targeting Moroccans residing abroad (MREs).
  The issue of racist violence against Moroccans living abroad is reaching Parliament. A deputy from the Istiqlal party has addressed a written question to the head of Moroccan diplomacy, Nasser Bourita. "Some members of the Moroccan community residing abroad suffer from (…)

• Vinicius Junior, victim of racist insults in Morocco?
  13 March 2024, by Sylvanus

  The Brazilian striker of Real Madrid, Vinicius Junior, would have been targeted by racist insults during his vacation in Morocco.
  Vinicius Junior’s vacation, as a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador in Morocco last month, where he met fans and played football with young people, visited a school in Marrakech, was not all pleasant.
  According to images posted on social media, the 23-year-old player was the victim of racist insults from spectators while participating in a friendly match. In a video, (…)

• Barcelona Prodigy Lamine Yamal’s Father Responds to Racist TV Commentary
  12 April 2024, by Said

  The father of Lamine Yamal, Mounir Nasraoui, reacted to the racist comments of Germán "Mono" Burgos, a consultant for Movistar+, before the PSG-Barcelona match.
  Before the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals between PSG and Barça, Burgos commented on images of Yamal’s warm-up by saying: "Be careful he doesn’t end up at a red light." This racist remark provoked outrage from FC Barcelona and the public, leading Barça to deprive the television channel of post-match interviews. (…)

• Moroccan Influencer Files Complaint After Racist Attack Near Eiffel Tower
  21 April 2024, by Sylvanus

  Targeted by two spits as she and her friend were walking near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, a Moroccan tourist wearing a hijab filed a complaint. She denounces a racist and sexist assault.
  Fatima Saidi, a 22-year-old influencer with nearly 400,000 followers on Instagram living in Madrid (Spain), was marked by her first visit to Paris. She was targeted on Wednesday, April 17 by the spit of a jogger as she and her friend were walking near the Eiffel Tower, rue Marinoni, in the 7th (…)

• Moroccan Soccer Star Faces Racist Abuse on Social Media After Belgian League Match
  23 April 2024, by Sylvanus

  In Belgium, the Moroccan right-back of Genk, Zakaria El Ouahdi, was the victim of racist insults on social media the day after a match against Anderlecht. His club decides to file a complaint.
  Another racist act in sport. The latest victim is Zakaria El Ouahdi. The Moroccan right-back suffered racist insults on social media after a Jupiler Pro League match between KRC Genk and Anderlecht. "Racist and hateful speeches are absolutely unacceptable and must be firmly condemned," reacted (…)

• Telecom Workers Face Rising Tide of Racist Abuse in France
  25 April 2024, by Prince

  In France, telecom technicians, across all operators, are subjected to racist attacks on a daily basis. They recount their bad experiences.
  "The client does not want to receive an Arab technician", "Dirty foreigner", "my dog doesn’t like Arabs", "you’re stealing the bread of the French", These are some of the racist expressions hurled at installation and maintenance technicians for the SFR, Orange, Bouygues and Free telecom networks during their interventions. Racist attacks that are (…)