French society has witnessed a sharp escalation in Islamophobia in recent years, along with many anti-Muslim policies.
Macron's New Popular Front alliance will be banking on support from the Muslim community, which has traditionally voted left. / Photo: Reuters Archive
Freschi's grim assessment has more weight given the results of the most recent elections in France — the European Parliament elections earlier this month swept by the far-right National Rally . French society has witnessed a sharp escalation in Islamophobia in recent years, along with many anti-Muslim policies, including bans or discriminatory rules regarding the Muslim headscarf and clothing, and a crackdown on mosques and religious organisations.
Khaled Sid Mohand, an Algerian journalist and activist based in France, also believes abstention rates will be high among Muslims. The alliance will be banking on support from the Muslim community, which has traditionally voted left. "Melenchon was outrageously Islamophobic and made a U-turn when he found out that it was the only way to get closer to the working class," Mohand explained.
"So, the nature of Islamophobia is present in every party. The intensity of it is, of course, not necessarily the same."On how the far-right could threaten Muslims in France, Freschi said their discriminatory policies target all aspects of the community's lives.
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