Between Hamas and the Arras stabbing, Muslim worshippers fear being singled out

10/13/2023, 6:24:28 PM

Highlights: Between Hamas and the Arras stabbing, Muslim worshippers fear being singled out. At the Great Mosque of Paris and the Grand Mosque of Montfermeil, many of whom say they are "upset", fear being stigmatized. "I'm here to calm down," says the French-Algerian woman, her nails painted red, her hair dyed blonde. Between "the murderous war in the Middle East" and the "absolute cruelty" attack by an Islamist at the Gambetta high school in Arras, this Muslim woman is "overwhelmed"

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At the Great Mosque of Paris and the Grand Mosque of Montfermeil, the faithful, many of whom say they are "upset", fear being stigmatized