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This violence is the result of an Islamophobic climate that has been cultivated for months,
said Jean-Luc Mélenchon, the leader of the leftist France Unbowed party, during the protest The least we can say is that the authorities were slow to react, ... Being on the side of Muslims is not popular when you are a politician in France.”
to the mosque killing ... said Hakim El Karoui, a Muslim business consultant and the author of the book “Islam, a French Religion.” It’s an Islamophobic crime, it’s an act of terrorism, and today we are afraid,
Aminata Konaté-Boune, a spokesperson for Mr. Cissé’s Soninke ethnic group, said at a news conference with the victim’s family on Tuesday He was a sociable person who was a source of hope for all of us,
We want to feel safe; France is a country we love,
To his family and friends, on behalf of all of us, I would like to express our deepest condolences. To all our Muslim compatriots, I wish to express our solidarity,
Assemblée Nationale President Yaël Braun-Pivet said in Parliament It is an obviously Islamophobic act,
added Socialist leader Olivier Faure We wanted to assure them of the support of the Assemblée Nationale,
said Green MP Sabrina Sebaihi, pointing to "serious" failings on the part of the government, including Retailleau We only saw their support on social media,
he told Agence France-Presse (AFP). We have a duty to build something that brings us together, that makes us grow and that makes us understand each other, however different we may be,
Bruno Retailleau took more than 48 hours to react,
Step by step, day by day, we will defend our duty to live together,
The video I saw didn't take me long to realise that this was an act of terrorism,
Put yourself in the shoes of the faithful, who have the impression and the feeling that this double standard is materialising a little more every day. It's absolutely shocking
Bruno Retailleau is very determined to fight against all forms of segregation, stigmatisation and violence against any community whatsoever, including of course against our Muslim compatriots,
We have a system, we have a state that is afraid, and it is this fear that we are facing head-on,
said activist Assa Traoré Islamophobia kills, the state is complicit,
the young worshipper killed on Friday We've been witnessing for years, hate speech,
We stand shoulder to shoulder with the victim’s family and the shocked worshippers,
A great majority of Muslims in France feel that anti-Muslim hatred is not taken as seriously as other hate.”
Mohammed Moussaoui, the head of the French Muslim council, told France Info radio
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