i love my country because i was born there, i have all my friends there, my family there, so i would love to go back, but i can t find a job with my scarf and i can t come back to a country that does not accept me in my full identity. with such strong views, it is perhaps surprising that islam isn t a major campaign issue ahead of the second round of the presidential elections. and with election fever under way, i make my way to france. while the two final candidates, marine le pen and the present incumbent, president emmanuel macron have in the past courted controversy over issues such as immigration and the place for islam in french society, this time round, the cost of living is dominating discussion. but for some french muslims it means that they are not voting. i didn t vote this year even though i ve done it in 2017. as a french moroccan, i didn t recognise myself in any of the candidates this time. despite the overriding focus on the economy and the cost of living, marine le pen
with my scarf and i can t come back to a country that does not accept me in my full identity. with such strong views, it is perhaps surprising that islam isn t a major campaign issue ahead of the second round of the presidential elections. and with election fever under way, i make my way to france. while the two final candidates, marine le pen and the present incumbent, president emmanuel macron have in the past courted controversy over issues such as immigration and the place for islam in french society, this time round, the cost of living is dominating discussion. but for some french muslims it means that they are not voting. i didn t vote this year even though i ve done it in 2017. as a french moroccan, i didn t recognise myself in any of the candidates this time. despite the overriding focus on the economy and the cost of living, marine le pen has insisted that should she win power,
to a country that does not accept me in my full identity. with such strong views, it s perhaps surprising that islam isn t a major campaign issue ahead of the second round of the presidential elections. and with election fever under way, i make my way to france. while the two final candidates, marine le pen and the present incumbent, president emmanuel macron, have in the past courted controversy over issues such as immigration and the place for islam in french society, this time round, the cost of living is dominating discussion. but for some french muslims, it means that they are not voting. i didn t vote this year even though i ve done it in 2017. as a french moroccan, i didn t recognise myself in any of the candidates this time. despite the overriding focus on the economy and the cost of living, marine le pen has insisted that should she win power, she would introduce measures such as fining women for wearing