Panel discussion on Islamophobia in Europe organized in Paris
PARIS (AA) – The Perspectives Musulmanes Movement presented a panel discussion Friday in Paris that included Turkish-German University Faculty Member Enes Bayrakl and CAGE UK member Shezana Hafiz.
Bayrakli used instances from the Europe 2021 Islamophobia Report by the group to explain Islamophobia across Europe, particularly in France.
He said that Perspectives Musulmanes Movement has been issuing reports about Islamophobia in Europe for seven years.
He said the group’s last year’s report featured French President Emmanuel Macron, an Islamophobic politician.
Bayrakli drew attention to the institutionalization of Islamophobia in Austria and France, emphasizing that Europe has the highest rate of anti-Islamic prejudice in the world.
He evaluated France as the European country with the most problematic history with the Muslim community on its territory, claiming that 101 security units were established in France to spy on Muslims and more than 24,000 Muslim organizations and companies were registered on a secret blacklist.
Hafiz, a member of the London-based human rights organization dedicated to defending communities harmed in the battle against terrorism, highlighted the emergence of far-right and Islamophobic ideas in Europe, noting that Islamophobia is entrenched through politics and laws.
France will extend its Islamophobic policies to neighboring countries, according to Hafiz.
The Presentation of the Findings of the Europe 2021 Islamophobia Report was moderated by human rights activist Maria De Cartena.
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