Mosquée des Bleuets in Marseille: the prefecture demands the dismissal of Imam Ismail, under threat of closure of the place of worship
The Bleuets mosque has five days to make a decision. In Marseilles (southern France), the Bleuets mosque has been at the heart of an administrative controversy for several weeks, following a request by Gérald Darmanin, the resigning Minister of the Interior, to close the place of worship. The reason for this was the preaching of […]
Spanish mayor fined €10,000 for insulting Muslims
Silvia Orriols, mayor of Ripoll in Catalonia (northeastern Spain) and member of the far-right nationalist party ‘Alianca Catalana’ in the local Catalan parliament, has been fined 10,000 euros for insulting Muslims during a statement on the ‘8TV’ television channel. She claimed that Muslims living in the region constituted a ‘threat to Catalan identity’. The fine […]
Three women wearing revealing swimsuits were turned away from a Remich swimming pool
On August 24, 2024, three women dressed in revealing swimsuits were refused access to the pool at Remich (a commune in southeastern Luxembourg) by a lifeguard, who claimed their attire was illegal. However, in Luxembourg, there is no legislation prohibiting the wearing of covering attire in public bathing areas, leaving each bathing establishment to make […]
Fire near synagogue reveals French government’s double standards
On the evening of August 24, 2024, an individual set fire to several vehicles near the La-Grande-Motte synagogue in southwest France (34). In response, Gabriel Attal and Gérald Darmanin, respectively Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, went to the site and mobilized two hundred police and gendarmes. In 2024, the Collective Against Islamophobia in […]
Interpellation: Adidas asserts it has no Islamophobic policy
The CEO of Adidas responds to the CCIE following reports from numerous Internet users A few weeks ago, the CCIE was alerted by its members: on the Adidas France website, it was impossible to print jerseys with words related to Islam, while their Christian and Jewish equivalents were allowed (see photo). In its mission to […]
“Naughty little Mohammedans”: the racist and Islamophobic remarks of a new Vlaams Belang MP
Britt Huybrechts, 24, a Vlaams Belang member of the House of Representatives in the Belgian Federal Parliament, is facing criticism for statements she made in April on Vlaams Belang TV, the far-right party’s YouTube channel. In a debate on immigration, broadcast on the party’s YouTube channel, the MP, then a candidate, said: “In holiday villages, […]
Islamophobic remarks at the commune of Schaerbeek
A complaint has been filed against municipal councilor Bernard Guillaume for Islamophobic remarks made in Schaerbeek during a meeting of the advisory council on animal welfare. The municipal councilor from the Reformist Movement indeed described Islam as an ‘extremist religion‘ and also stated: ‘ Muslims want to impose their law here, but this is a […]
Study shows that Muslims are the least tolerated minority in Belgium
The Jonathas Institute, a center for study and action against anti-Semitism, has published the results of the first survey ever carried out in Belgium on the perception of minorities, particularly Jewish communities. Some Belgian media have focused on singling out anti-Semitism emanating specifically from Muslims, but the study reveals that anti-Semitic prejudice is present in […]
Improper searches in the run-up to the Olympic Games
In the run-up to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, several families have contacted the CCIE because they have been the victims of abusive searches, carried out under the pretext of preventive measures. These interventions, marked by unprecedented violence and blatant Islamophobia, have left the victims and their children shocked and seeking justice. The reports CCIE […]
At the European Parliament, far-right parties emerge strengthened but divided
Austria and France are the two countries where these political formations came out on top. The day after the European elections, which renew the European Parliament for the next five years, the expected surge of far-right parties has been confirmed. As Europe celebrates the 80th anniversary of the Allied landings against Nazi occupation, the fascist […]
