France: What is the ‘Islamo-leftism’ debate really about?
The latest controversy, critics say, has less to do with Muslims or academia, and more with Macron’s electoral strategy and the country’s broader right-wing turn
A French conspiracy alleges an alliance between left-wing academics and Islamists has been taken up by Macron s government (AFP/Getty/MEE/Illustration by Mohamad Elaasar) By Published date: 5 March 2021 08:55 UTC | Last update: 3 weeks 5 days ago
A French conspiracy theory that alleges an alliance between left-wing academic circles and Islamists has taken hold in the government of President Emmanuel Macron, spurring calls for a crackdown on the spread of the supposed movement in higher education.