French Academic Under Police Protection After Criticising Islam
19 Dec 2020
A French law professor has been placed under police protection after referring to religions, including Islam, as “sexually transmitted” during a lecture to around 600 students in October.
The 50-year-old associate professor, who works at Aix-Marseille University (AMU), is alleged to have said both Islam and Judaism are, after a fashion, sexually transmitted.
She said: “One of the biggest problems we have with Islam, and it is not the only one, unfortunately, is that Islam does not recognise freedom of conscience. It’s still absolutely terrifying.”
The French Human Rights League has filed an official criminal complaint for the use of a “racial slur”. Since her identity was revealed, the professor has received death threats and is now under police protection,