The role of Islam in French society has emerged as a key battleground in the presidential election campaign, leaving many French Muslims uneasy over the bursts of rhetoric against the nation’s largest religious minority.
Right-wing candidates Marine Le Pen and especially former pundit Eric Zemmour, who is Jewish, frequently rally against growing influence of radical Islam, with their sentiments echoed more and more by centrist officials
Muslims fear that anti-Islamic rhetoric has now been normalised in France by far-right candidates such as Eric Zemmour and Marine Le Pen of the National Rally.
The role of Islam in French society has emerged as a key battleground in the presidential election campaign, leaving many French Muslims uneasy over the bursts of rhetoric against the nation's largest