Mon 08 November 2021:
In another Islamophobic incident in France, a cross and anti-Islamic slogans were inscribed on the walls of three mosques.
The walls of the mosques, affiliated to the Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs (DITIB), the largest Turkish-Muslim association in the country, were defaced in Montlebon, Pontarlier, and Roubaix provinces of France late Saturday.
“We condemn the ugly attack on our mosques and wish our community well,” DITIB said in a statement. “We thank the security forces and the French authorities for their cooperation and the French people for their support.”
In another Islamophobic incident in France, a cross and anti-Islamic slogans were inscribed on the walls of three mosques.#France #islamophobie#Islamophobia #franceislamophobie pic.twitter.com/6MvJuFpdxF
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It added: “We call for unity against actions that aim at harming peace in the country. We request you to be discreet about such provocative events.”
Anti-Muslim hatred has risen significantly in Europe in recent years. Far-right extremism and xenophobia have fueled Islamophobia in Western countries, where terrorist attacks by Daesh and al-Qaida as well as a migrant crisis are used as excuses to legitimize those views.
France, home to the largest Muslim minority in Europe – estimated at 5 million or more out of a population of 67 million – has seen some of its highest officials stoke the flames of Islamophobia. Critics denounced France President Emmanuel Macron for trying to galvanize far-right citizens to vote for him in the 2022 April presidential elections.
Far-right organisations have expressed anti-Muslim sentiment in response to Macron’s anti-Muslim comments. Last year, the number of Islamophobic incidents in France increased dramatically.
According to the National Observatory of Islamophobia, 235 attacks on Muslims were reported in France in 2020, up from 154 the year before, a 53 percent increase. The majority of the attacks occurred in the French provinces of Ile-de-France (greater Paris), Rhones-Alpes, and Paca. Mosque attacks increased by 35% in the same year.
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