Football Player, Reporter, Fashionista: No matter what French Muslims do, we consider it as | Rokhaya Diallo

In a country with a long history of colonial history, as a Muslim, this also has to be dealt with with terrorist attacks Islamis a daily challenge.

For example, in January 2015, I was as deeply shocked as everyone else in France Charlie Hebdo reporter massacre In Paris. As the country mourns, I was invited by a major radio station but was first asked to play, play, to “dissociate” the attacker.

I have criticized Charlie Hebdo’s publications in the past, but my comments always fall within the scope of legitimate political debate. Nevertheless, as a Muslim, I am now treated as if I am in doubt. To tolerate it on the radio waves, I had to claim my innocence: publicly declare that I had nothing to do with violence.

I can’t stand my tears – because even with media profiles, I was reduced to the highest racist perception of identity. I was strongly defended that night by others who participated in the show and had a lot of support online, but I couldn’t help but think of millions of French Muslims who, unlike me, did not have a microphone to defend themselves from evil accusations.

A few years later, I was invited to a television debate about the paper: White people are always guilty. I look forward to conversations about gender and race. But my opponent, philosopher Pascal Bruckner, immediately Take me to the missionclaiming that I incite hatred against Charlie Hebdo as “black, Muslim women are black”. He claimed that I was actually blood in my hands and that my words “caused Charlie Hebdo’s murder of 12 people.” I immediately protested and said as firmly as possible that I “have absolutely no responsibility for any terrorist attack”.

But Bruckner won’t let go. He attacked me and signed Joint Statement Fortunately, this only caused significant damage after Charlie Hebdo’s nighttime gas bomb attack in 2011. There is nothing in the statement – I did not draft it and signed by 20 other scholars and activists for hate or violence. When there are few vandals of Muslim places of worship in the news, it is a disproportionate criticism of the media treatment of the Charlie Hebdo fire. The signatories expressed frustration at the selective nature of French national anger, highlighting the indifference shown after arson attack on a Paris building in which the Roma lived, one of whom died.

But Bruckner repeated his charges interview The next day, it claimed that there was no evidence that he was just “reminding Rokhaya Diallo that she was involved in political Islam”, adding that it seemed like a crime – I “criticized Charlie Hebdo to call them Islam and racists”.

I felt I had no choice but to file a libel lawsuit against Bruckner, deeming the allegations not only outrageous and insulting, but also influenced by my origins and beliefs. But defending oneself is seen as another provocation.

The leading conservative daily Le Figaro is published A highly offensive article On the eve of the trial, not even interviewing me for me, he said: “Inspired by Muslim brotherhood, anti-racist activists (such as Rokhaya Diallo) are increasing lawsuits to keep critics of Islamism silent.” As Muslim women taking legal action, framed as a “jihadist” political plot.

This smearing tactic uses time and time again any Muslim who calls for Islamophobia. When football player Karim Benzema supported the Gaza people in October 2023, then Interior Minister Gerard Darmanin Announce – There is no large amount of evidence – the player “has many connections to the Muslim brothers”.

May, Report The Ministry of the Interior commissioned the Muslim Brotherhood to inspire suspicion among all French Muslims by reclaiming conspiracy theories surrounding so-called “infiltration”. The report is a social anthropologist Hamza Esmili Say, “intellectual poverty.”

However, current Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau describe Its conclusion claims that it has identified “an obvious threat to the cohesion of the Republic and the nation” and “a quiet form of Islamic infiltration with the ultimate goal of bringing all French societies under Sharia” under Sharia.

But even if the report says clear: “There are no recent documents that indicate any intention of French Muslims to establish Islamic State in France or to implement Sharia law there.” It added that today’s fraternity members in France are estimated to be “between 400 and 1,000 people”.

As Esmili said, French Muslims raise a paradox: we are part of every social field, but many of us have not given up on our cultural particularity. This is exactly what we blame – integration without assimilation. This is why the same government can claim its use of the law Fighting with Muslims “separatism”“Although the threat of Muslims’ “infiltration”. Muslims cannot win: We are criticized for being part of the national community and being outside it.

Therefore, no matter what level we reach in the order of social pecking, becoming Muslims always doubts the connection to radical and dangerous ideology: it is the inner enemy.

So when the French main fashion influencer Reiner situation appeared on the Cannes Film Festival red carpet, wearing a long skirt and a headscarf, Suggestions on social media She is practicing a form of religious “infiltration”. It seems that clothing itself is a proof of extremism. The influencer never mentioned her religious beliefs, but there was no difference – her Algerian legacy alone was enough to disqualify her.

Even non-Muslims who oppose this hostile climate will be subject to similar charges. Emile Ackermann – Islamophobic Rabbi Voice – Yes defendant An academic “expert” inspired by a self-proclaimed “fraternalist”. If the situation is not so turbulent, then this ridiculous allegation would be ridiculous Islamic terrorist crime increase. Take the example of barber Hichem Miraoui, who was killed in southern France in June and investigators are deeming it as Racially motivated acts of family terrorism. Miraoui, the target of a neighbor’s racist remarks posted on social media, also condemned the French state for “not protecting us from Muslims”.

However, the same state continually gives a problem to the narrative depicting Muslims.

In a libel lawsuit, I filed a lawsuit against Bruckner, which has its appeal, my plaintiff and his attorney tend toward these cliches. Although the philosopher repeated his allegations and suggested that I was funded by “foreign power”, his lawyer told the court that given that Charlie Hebdo’s case archives reached several tonnes of documents, no one could be sure if my name was not mentioned.

However, political scientist and jihadist expert Elyamine settoul testified that terrorists are radicalized through direct contact and are by no means dependent on intellectual debate or intervention.

Experts and Nicolas Hénin, a former ISIS hostage My name appears “in legal proceedings regarding the January 2015 attack and is not in the study of the subject”, testified. He told the court that “the jihadist field has no contempt for people like me” because my “multicultural progressivism is consistent with their religious teachings.”

First, Bruckner was acquitted for his “pure moral responsibility” only attributed to me and invited me to “master the weight of my words and commitments.” The Court of Appeal overturned the initial judgment, acknowledging the defamatory nature of Bruckner’s remarks, but still acquitted on the grounds that his statement was “sincere.”

Just like the “yellow danger” once attributed to East Asians, or the “cosmopolitanism” used by so-called “cosmopolitanism” to Jews, the image of foreign groups secretly permeating France’s influence circles has flourished again, which is a pain of pathetic dangerous racist rhetoric.