The French Ministry of Interior announced today, Thursday, that the percentage of anti -Muslims registered until mid -2025 has increased by 75% compared to the same period in 2024, in an indication of the growing phenomenon of Islamophobia in the country.
Bodily attack
According to an official statement carried by the French Press Agency, 145 anti -Muslims were registered in the first five months of this year, compared to only 83 in the previous year. The number of attacks on individuals also jumped by 209%, from 32 to 99 attacks, which represents more than two -thirds of the recorded accidents.
The killing of the young man, Abu Bakr, inside a mosque in southern France, at the end of April, sparked a wide wave of popular anger, highlighting the growing violence against Muslims in France.
Compared to other sects
Statistics also indicate the registration of 504 “anti -Semitic” works since the beginning of 2025, compared to 662 in the previous year, which reflects a 24%decrease. As for the anti -Christian works, they witnessed a 13%increase, as 322 cases were recorded, compared to 284 cases in the same period from 2024.
Islamophobia pushes Muslims to migrate
The American magazine “Jacobin” had published a report earlier last June, in which he monitored the escalation of hatred towards Muslims in France, based on a book entitled “France loves it but you leave it”, for the writers of Olivier Estev, Alice Picar and Julian Talban. Authors estimate that about 200,000 French Muslims, most of them learners, have left the country to more tolerant countries such as Canada and Britain.
Accusations of the French government
The report accused French political leaders, including President Emmanuel Macron, by playing a role in fueling Islamophobia, by resolving anti -discrimination organizations and enacting laws targeting Muslims in the name of fighting “isolationism”.
Last May, mass demonstrations in Paris were calling for the state to make the fight against Islamophobia a priority, and to reject the policies that exclude Muslims and their media.
