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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Linah Alsaafin

Islamophobia on the rise as French presidential election nears

A woman holds a placard reading 'Freedom leads all the people' as protesters demonstrate against a bill dubbed as 'anti-separatism', in Paris, France [File: Geoffroy Van Der Hasselt/AFP]

Paris, France – The question of Islam has long been a thorn in the French establishment’s side. With France on the cusp of presidential elections, far-right views have permeated mainstream public discourse on the Muslim community, immigration, and security.

For Anasse Kazib, the country’s series of measures and laws in recent decades have sought to curtail the Muslim way of life under the guise of fighting “terrorism” and “Islamism”.

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