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  • McDonald’s Manager Accused of Discriminating Against Moroccan Children in Spanish Enclave
    5 November 2019, by Bladi.net

    At McDonald’s in Melilla, Moroccan minors are unwelcome. They were simply sent away from this establishment, even though they were brought there by a mediator and teacher who works at Médecins du Monde.
    Wanting to treat these students at the end of her class on Wednesday, Nur Houda stopped at McDonald’s with three of them for whom she had placed orders. However, as the children were eagerly waiting to enjoy their meal, they will be "thrown out" by the manager after enduring "degrading (…)

  • Former Cycling Champion Fired from UCI World Center Amid Harassment Allegations
    6 November 2019, by Sylvanus

    Frédéric Magné, multiple world champion, is no longer Director of the UCI World Cycling Center (WCC). He was fired for "loss of trust" and for "reigning through terror".
    "Based on information received, the UCI considered that the bond of trust has been broken and Mr. Frédéric Magné has left his position as Director of the UCI World Cycling Center".
    This is how a spokesman for the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) gave the AFP the reasons for the dismissal of the multiple world (…)

  • Study: 42% of French Muslims Report Experiencing Racism and Discrimination
    7 November 2019, by Bladi.net

    More than 42% of Muslims living in France have been the target of racist behavior, according to a study commissioned from IFOP by the government.
    Unveiled a few days before the major march against Islamophobia and conducted before the Bayonne attack, the IFOP survey reveals the malaise of many Muslims in France.
    According to the survey, out of 1,007 people representative of the Muslim population, 28% of Muslims over 15 years of age say they have already been the subject of (…)

  • Homeless Woman Charged with Attempted Murder After Pushing Veiled Women onto Brussels Metro Tracks
    8 November 2019, by Ginette

    In Belgium, a homeless woman tried to kill two women by pushing them onto the metro tracks. She justifies this act by saying she does not like veiled women.
    The prevailing climate of Islamophobia sometimes leads to excessive tragedies. This is the case at the Brouckère metro station in downtown Brussels, where a woman pushed another woman onto the metro tracks.
    The Belgian press has repeatedly reported the information and talked about a "trivial dispute" between two women aged 51 and 68 (…)

  • Survey Reveals 40% of French Muslims Face Racial Discrimination, Government Official Responds
    9 November 2019, by Sylvanus

    On the sidelines of a restitution seminar, Marlène Schiappa, Secretary of State for Gender Equality and the Fight against Discrimination, reacted to a survey conducted by IFOP, at the request of DILCRAH, the Government Agency for the Fight against Racism and Discrimination, and the Jean Jaurès Foundation.
    40% of Muslims have been victims of racist behavior over the past five years, the survey reveals.
    According to Marlène Schiappa, Secretary of State for Gender Equality and the Fight (…)

  • French Education Official Exits School Over Veiled Women, Sparking Secularism Debate
    9 November 2019, by Ginette

    A most embarrassing scene took place on Thursday morning on the occasion of the National Day of the Fight against Harassment. Workshops had been organized and were to be the subject of an official visit.
    According to Le Parisien, it was at 11 a.m. that the Rector of the Versailles Academy, Charline Avenel, the Academic Director, Dominique Fis, and the Mayor of Clamart, Jean-Didier Berger, presented themselves in this school located in Haut-Clamart.
    But the face-to-face meeting of the (…)

  • French Senator Escapes Sanction After Comparing Veiled Muslim Women to ’Halloween Witches’
    10 November 2019, by Ginette

    Seized by David Assouline, in reaction to the insult of the senator who dared to compare veiled women to Halloween witches, the Senate office will not follow up on the request of the vice-president of the PS group.
    His outburst had provoked the anger of his colleagues in the Senate as well as that of many French people on social networks. It was during a debate on the ban on wearing religious symbols for school chaperones that the senator Jean-Louis Masson had, among other inappropriate (…)

  • JD Sports Manager Faces Prison for Alleged Racist Remarks to Employees in Belgium
    10 November 2019, by Sylvanus

    Célia, the JD sports manager, is being prosecuted for making racist remarks towards employees, and faces up to one year in prison and a fine. As a prelude to her hearing, she was deprived of her liberty on Friday.
    According to Catherine Collignon, the magistrate at the Liège Prosecutor’s Office, "this deprivation of liberty was the only legislative way to obtain the hearing quickly". Célia regained her freedom just after the interview.
    Facing the judge, the now former JD Sports manager (…)

  • Former PSG Player Condemns Racist Chants in Israeli Football, Threatens Boycott
    12 November 2019, by Bladi.net

    Outraged and outraged by the monkey chants in Israel, former PSG defender Antoine Conté demands sanctions against the perpetrators.
    On his Instagram account, Antoine Conté, former Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) player, who plays in the Israeli championship, was outraged and threatened to no longer return to the pitch if this behavior was repeated.
    "I feel like it’s become normal to make monkey chants in football stadiums to some black players," explains the 25-year-old player. "We are not (…)

  • Shakhtar Player Sent Off After Responding to Racist Abuse in Ukrainian League Match
    12 November 2019, by Sylvanus

    After hearing the racist insults from the public, Taison made an obscene gesture towards the Dynamo supporters before throwing the ball in their direction.
    According to the explanations of the Football against Racism in Europe (FARE) network, the referee had to interrupt the match for five minutes. He also sent the teams to the locker rooms, in accordance with UEFA’s three-step protocol, following the racist behavior during the match.
    Upon their return from the locker rooms, Taison (…)