A Reuters report revealed that Muslims are the most vulnerable to Covid-19 infection in France, as their lower-than-average socio-economic status brings them into closer contact with the public and forces them to live in cramped multi-generational households.
Several mosques in France criticized the new regulations set by the French Ministry of Agriculture and Food to ban the slaughter of poultry in line with Islamic principles, as it "sends a negative message to the Muslim community in the country ahead of Ramadan."
A French Muslim expects the court’s judgment in a lawsuit he filed in France after being fired from his job at CDG Airport for praying at work, which the officials viewed as a “serious radicalization”. His lawyer said that anti-Muslim campaigns led to the decision.
France begins shutting down the far-right Generation Identity movement, which is hostile to immigrants and Muslims, and raises Nazi flags, in response to political parties' demands that accused the movement of inciting hatred since its establishment in 2012.
Leaders of the French Council of the Muslim Faith expressed their deep concern about the significant increase in the number of anti-Muslim acts and Islamophobia in France during 2020, as they ask religious officials to denounce racism and Islamophobia.
The leader of the extreme right in France, Marine Le Pen, called for banning wearing hijab in public places, and proposed an anti "Islamic Notions" law. Social media users heavily criticized that and considered it as discrimination against Muslims.
The Supreme Court in France has ruled that providing pork-free meals for Muslim students does not conflict with the principle of secularism. The ruling comes in response to a complaint filed by the Muslim students' guardians.
After the Nice Attack, Muslims of France were blamed for every crime even before the details were revealed. The strongest evidence of this is found in the Avignon and Lyon incidents, which showed that Muslims were victims, not perpetrators.
Within one week, Europe witnessed three unfortunate incidents targeting Islam. The Quran was burned in Sweden and torn up in Norway, and cartoons were published to insult the Prophet in France. These acts done by advocates of extremism offended many Muslims.
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