“If an attack is committed by an Antoine, we will say that he is mad.
If he's a black or arab, we'll say he's a Kouachi, ”says Mohammed Seghir facing the camera.
This commercial living in Saint-Denis has just launched his first political program “Banlieue Patriote Café”, on his YouTube channel.
In each episode, the thirty-something questions without taboo a young living mainly in Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-d'Oise, on Islam, anti-white racism, immigration, religious separatism or terrorism.
Its objective: "to become the spokesperson for the suburbs in view of the presidential election".
“We never give these young people a say in news that concerns them.
I did not want to leave the exclusivity on these subjects to the same political class.
Marine Le Pen often evokes the suburbs and immigration.
The difference is that she grew up in Saint-Cloud and I in Saint-Denis ”, underlines this brunette, with a jovial face with Moroccan and Algerian origins.
“I've always wanted to become a columnist,” he adds, his eyes shining, comparing his approach to that of Pascal Praud, the bubbling presenter of the show “L'heure des pros” on CNews.
Because Mohammed Seghir defends his point of view in front of his interlocutors.
"Homophobia and anti-Semitism in the neighborhoods are realities, it must be tackled", he points out for example, before showing the acronym of his program: a blue white red cup.
"France brought me what my country of origin would never have given me"
“I'm not afraid to call myself a patriot.
Why should this term be reserved for the National Front?
As the son of immigrants, I am indebted to France because it brought me what my country of origin would never have given me ", argues the one who aspires to" reconcile the suburbs with the nation " .
But the Dyonisien does not claim to belong to any party.
"I can take ideas from the far right, the right, the left or the far left," he says.
Saint-Denis, June 2.
Mohammed Seghir began to take an interest in politics in 2002, when Jean-Marie Le Pen qualified for the second round of the presidential election.
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Marie Briand-Locu
In the second episode, Mohammed talks to Soumaya, a 29-year-old Dyonisian, over coffee.
“When there was pork in the canteen, I ate mash as a Muslim and I was happy.
What do you think of those who demand halal in schools?
He asks.
Soumaya considers this request legitimate.
“I don't agree but that's part of the game,” Mohammed replies.
At first, he will debate with young people from the League of talents.
An association that helped him find his way around the age of 28.
"When he arrived, he was shy," recalls Soumaya, member of the collective, who observes "a clear change in him".
“The young people of the suburbs feel esteemed to intervene in his program, observes the young woman.
It shows that we all have different opinions.
"
Ready to debate with Le Pen, Mélenchon, Macron and Zemmour
The suburbs, Mohammed lived there all his life.
His mother of Algerian origin raised him alone with his brothers, in Saint-Denis.
"She told us
I hope you will pay a lot of taxes because I was able to take care of you thanks to the allowances",
he recalls.
But with him, politics, “we didn't talk about it”.
At 12, he stumbled across the presidential elections on television.
This year 2002, Jean-Marie Le Pen, candidate of the National Front, arrives in the second round against Jacques Chirac, the candidate of the right.
For Mohammed, it was the click.
"Since then, I know by heart the scores of the elections of the Fifth Republic", he prides himself.
In high school, he was marked by the reactions of his class to the mention of harkis.
“I know how difficult it is for teachers to tackle certain themes.
I would like to talk about it in an episode, ”he slips.
One day, a sports teacher lent him the book "The Alchemist"
,
Paulo Coelho.
“It was a revelation.
I started devouring classics.
I was proud as a suburban youth to read Blanchot, Beckett, etc.
», Says Mohammed, who enrolled at the age of 22 for a master's degree in literature at the Sorbonne.
At 30, the Dyonisien finally realizes his true dream.
He contacted a channel for the possible broadcast of his program and the team of "Balance your Post", on C8, contacted him to join their columnists.
"I am waiting to make my program a reality", smiles the one, who says he is ready to debate with Marine Le Pen, Jean-Luc Mélenchon or Emmanuel Macron.
“I'm even up for grabs against Eric Zemmour!
"
His channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVEjDTmw5Bve62PZ2ANC4Gw
