The president of the French Council of Muslim Worship (CFCM) deplores a "
latent racism
" and "
electoral debates
" too "
centered
" on Islam, in a forum where he calls on the presidential candidates to avoid "
harmful amalgamations
" to national unity.
"
The hijacking
" of Muslim faith and religious practices "
by extremists (...) calls on our part and on the part of our fellow citizens a vigilance and a firm and continuous struggle in order to protect each other
", writes Mohammed Moussaoui. in Le Monde dated Friday, January 14.
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“
But should we accept that the electoral debates are centered on our religion, as if this were the source of all our difficulties and all our ills? Is it necessary for all that to fall into an essentialist discourse which erects walls between citizens and creates division in our country?
He asks. According to him, "
it is clear that, under the guise of the fight against extremism claiming to be Islamic, the speech of some has almost become a call to get rid of Muslims in France
".
"
It's a fact: debates and polemics around the Muslim religion have multiplied, a latent racism, which wants to be imperceptible, hidden under the acceptable exterior of freedom of expression, manifests itself more and more openly
" , he adds.
He therefore calls on "
the men and women aspiring to the management of the public affairs of our country to calmly stay the course, avoiding anything that can cause confusion, confusion and risks of stigmatization detrimental to our unity and to our national cohesion
”.
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The candidates must, alongside all the other subjects of concern of the French, "
also be concerned about identity extremism which feeds a form of hatred against Muslims in France
," he asks.
