Anti-Muslim hatred: CFCM calls for mobilization

The French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM) is concerned about a “very strong increase in racist speech and acts of physical violence against citizens identified as ‘Arab-Muslims'” and calls on all French people of all religious faiths “to mobilize massively” during the second round of early legislative elections scheduled for Sunday, July 7 against “the wave of intolerance, hatred and division that risks descending” on France.

In a press release, the CFCM cries out its indignation: “The designation of a ‘scapegoat’, used since the dawn of time to cast opprobrium on a minority that is accused of being the cause of all evil, unfortunately seems to be bearing fruit in the country of Human Rights.” “Even though the extreme right is not yet in power,” the Muslim organization notes that “we are already witnessing a very strong resurgence of racist speech and acts of physical violence against citizens identified as ‘Arab-Muslims’.” It says it is deeply concerned about the “weakness, or even the absence of reactions from our elites and our media in the face of this new milestone.”