Emmanuel Macron's offensive against “
Islamist separatism
” on Friday caused an avalanche of indignant reactions in the associative world, which denounces a “
stigmatization
” of Muslims.
"
A certain number of problems such as radicalization arise in certain ghettoized neighborhoods, but it is above all because the Republic has abandoned them
", the president of SOS Racisme, Dominique Sopo, told AFP, deploring a "
political obsession
”around Islam in France.
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For the president of the League of Human Rights, Malik Salemkour, this speech is a "
deeply disturbing inflection
".
"
While Emmanuel Macron had hitherto avoided dividing, this time he takes up the speeches of the far right and names the culprit, the 'fundamentalist Muslims'
".
The Banlieues Respect collective, created in 2005 during the urban riots and bringing together several associations from working-class neighborhoods, denounces “
a political marketing operation in the run-up to the elections
” which will “
further stigmatize the Muslim community
”.
"
For me, the real separatism is these police officers who make racist remarks and insults
", according to Assa Traoré
"
There is a need for tools which make it possible to avoid all sectarian aberrations
", for his part estimated Philippe Rio, mayor (PCF) of Grigny and vice-president of the association Ville et Banlieue.
But he would have preferred the announcement of a "
recovery plan for working-class neighborhoods with the money that goes with it
".
"
That we control the associations on which there are observed drifts, very well, but the 98% others, we give them the means?
Our sports associations, for example, are dying,
”he added.
“
Inequalities will widen and they will feed radical Islamism
”.
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Several collectives fighting against racism and Islamophobia have also launched a campaign on Twitter called # Levraiseparatism, where they denounce counterproductive repressive policies.
In a video, Assa Traoré, figurehead of the Adama committee founded after the death of his brother in 2016, declares: "
For me, the real separatism is these police officers who make racist remarks and insults
".
The spokesperson for the NGO Attac, Raphael Pradeau, accuses Emmanuel Macron of “creating a
diversion
” by “
stigmatizing immigrants and people of Muslim faith
” in the midst of a social and health crisis.
"
Separatism today is on the side of the very wealthy
", he says, citing in particular "
tax evasion
".
The bill against separatism must be presented on December 9, before being debated in 2021, in Parliament.
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