French Muslims must be pretty flattered that in a middle of global pandemic and even a European Council, Emmanuel Macron has taken the time out to tell them all how they should stop becoming Islamist separatists.
Macron says "Islam is a religion which is experiencing a crisis throughout the world". I'm waiting for him to call us a brain-dead #Separatisme
There doesn't seem to be much behind Macron's anti-separatism bill which makes his decision to stand up and make the country's Muslims a target a suspicion for their everyday activity (school, work) an even more cycnical and desperate attempt to court the far-right
The Fifth Republic is so fragile that it's coming under threat from "denominational menus". God forbid what civil war may erupt when Macron finds out about veganism bfmtv.com/politique/menu…
Macron wants to centralise Islam with state approved imams, institutions, and texts. If he succeeds, it would make France the rightful heir to the Ottoman Empire and the first Caliphate in western Europe. He will succeed where the Muslim Brotherhood failed. I'm living for it tbh
Unsure how to judge Macron's choice "separatism" because I fear he's actually too stupid to understand that it is a distinct echoing of "fifth columnist" tropes that extreme right and increasingly mainstream attach to Muslims in Europe (disloyal, split allegiances).
Open letter from 100 French Muslims in civil society calling on Macron gov to stop stigmatisation of everyday lives of Muslims - particularly women & working classes - a go-to tactic of French politicians - left and right - when they want to win elections blogs.mediapart.fr/les-invites-de…
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