Islamophobia in France
Muslims’ freedom under great threat in France
| OpinionIn France, the country of “freedom, equality and fraternity,” the policy pursued in recent years …
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OpinionMainstreaming Islamophobia in France
By Talha KöseA French high school teacher, Samuel Paty, was brutally murdered by a young, Russian-born Muslim of Chechen descent, Abdoullakh Abouyedovich Anzorov. This heinous terrorist attack caused outrage in French society. The murder of Paty was not the country's first such incident. France had also previously suffered Daesh violence and the 2015 Charlie Hebdo attack. Many leaders, including those from Muslim countries, demonstrated solidarity with France in the aftermath of those acts but Muslim communities and institutions were still put under surveillance and heavy pressure.
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OpinionEmmanuel Macron needs to unload the white man’s burden
By Burhanettin DuranPeople trying to put labels on President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s strong reaction to French President Emmanuel Macron’s Islamophobic provocations make plenty of accusations – all part of a broader, ideologically charged campaign to distort the truth. Critics accuse Erdoğan of waging a "culture war" and contributing to the radicalization of Muslims by promoting an atmosphere of violence. Others question why the Turkish president seeks to write a new, anti-Western story.
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OpinionEurope’s test with Macron
By Burhanettin DuranFrench President Emmanuel Macron is in a dangerous tailspin. His government not only turned a blind eye to offensive depictions of Prophet Muhammad, an insult against Muslims’ sacred values but projected them on public buildings in the name of free speech.
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French Muslims accuse Macron of dividing society
By Enes BayraklıIt’s a joke when President Macron says ‘We are one’ while excluding Muslims, human rights activist tells Anadolu Agency
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L’islamophobie en France Rapport National 2018
By Léonard FaytreL’islamophobie en France Rapport National 2018
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France’s desperate endeavors to design a ‘French Islam’
By Léonard FaytrePolicies of ‘organizing’, ‘controlling’ and ‘modernizing’ Islam stem from the old colonial discourse that promotes the domestication of the ‘good Arab’
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Islamophobes contemplate a civil war in France
By Léonard FaytreThe escalating violence in French media continues to worsen every day. I am surprised that my fellow citizens are encouraging a possible civil war in France with calmness and serenity, as if it were a normal scenario we should anticipate in the short or long term.
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5 Questions: The French Manifesto against the “New Anti-Semitism”
By Léonard FaytreWhy does this manifesto reflect the anti-Muslim rhetoric that prevails in France?