The results of the second round of parliamentary elections in France in July 2024 are an unexpected ray of light in the chronicle of the far right's seizure of power. The success of the united forces of the left shows that the triumphal march of nationalist and reactionary currents is by no means inevitable, and that a proposal for social justice can reverse the racist impulses at work in European societies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00a0The Collectif contre l'islamophobie en Europe (CCIE) joins its voice to those rejoicing in the victory of the New Popular Front. The shock strategy promoted by the Head of State, whose expected effect was to hand power to the Front National, has not worked. French society has shown that another future is possible, based on freedom, equality and fraternity. However, these words are destined to remain in vain if the left, which may be in power as of the next few days, does not untie the knot of Islamophobia in which French society is caught. The CCIE cannot pretend to forget that the triumphant forces of the left today have done little to combat the succession of measures inflicted on France's Muslim communities over recent years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00a0The dissolution of civil society organisations, the law on separatism, the focus of public debate on each and every practice of Muslims (is there any community whose daily humiliation is such a national sport?), administrative searches... In France, the criminalisation of individuals, including children, and collective organisations can be carried out without any counter-power coming into play. This political framework is the necessary condition for the far right to come to power, as it is the only party to propose a solution to the \"Muslim problem\" that others have constructed for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00a0Often indifferent to the plight of Muslims in recent years in France, and sometimes even a party to the outbidding, the Left has a moral responsibility that it cannot shirk today, at a time of its triumph. This responsibility is coupled with a political necessity: unless the nation is pacified by weaving new links between the social groups that make it up, unless the Islamophobic frenzy is reversed (i.e. first and foremost by abolishing the measures decided on by the Macron presidency), it is to be feared that the retreat of nationalist and reactionary forces will be no more than a brief embellishment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00a0Putting an end to Islamophobia as a government policy is not just a moral duty for the Left, it is not just a gesture of civic friendship towards the Muslim men and women of France, but a way of purging society of the most dangerous affects that take shape there. The salvation of us all depends on it.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Les r\u00e9sultats du second tour des \u00e9lections l\u00e9gislatives en France de juillet 2024 sont une \u00e9claircie inattendue dans la chronique de la prise de pouvoir de l\u2019extr\u00eame-droite. Ce succ\u00e8s des forces coalis\u00e9es de la gauche d\u00e9montre que la marche triomphale des courants nationalistes et r\u00e9actionnaires n\u2019a rien d\u2019in\u00e9luctable, qu\u2019une proposition de justice sociale peut faire reculer les affects racistes \u00e0 l\u2019\u0153uvre au sein des soci\u00e9t\u00e9s europ\u00e9ennes. \u00a0Le Collectif contre l\u2019islamophobie en Europe (CCIE) joint sa voix \u00e0 ceux et celles qui se r\u00e9jouissent de la victoire du Nouveau Front populaire. La strat\u00e9gie du choc promue par le chef de l\u2019\u00c9tat, dont l\u2019effet attendu \u00e9tait d\u2019offrir le pouvoir au Front national, n\u2019a pas fonctionn\u00e9, la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 fran\u00e7aise a d\u00e9montr\u00e9 qu\u2019un autre futur \u00e9tait possible, fond\u00e9 sur la libert\u00e9, l\u2019\u00e9galit\u00e9 et la fraternit\u00e9. Cependant, ces mots sont destin\u00e9s \u00e0 demeurer vains si la gauche, qui sera peut-\u00eatre au pouvoir \u00e0 compter des jours prochains, ne d\u00e9fait pas le n\u0153ud de l\u2019islamophobie dans lequel est prise la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 fran\u00e7aise. Le CCIE ne peut faire semblant d\u2019oublier que les forces de gauche triomphantes aujourd\u2019hui n\u2019ont que peu combattu la succession des mesures inflig\u00e9es aux communaut\u00e9s musulmanes de France tout au long des derni\u00e8res ann\u00e9es. \u00a0Les dissolutions d\u2019organisations issues de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile, la loi s\u00e9paratisme, la focalisation du d\u00e9bat public sur chaque pratique des musulmanes et des musulmans (existe-t-il une communaut\u00e9 dont l\u2019humiliation quotidienne constitue \u00e0 ce point un sport national ?), les perquisitions administratives\u2026 En France, la criminalisation des individus, y compris des enfants, et des organisations collectives peut \u00eatre conduite sans que nul contre-pouvoir n\u2019entre en action. Cette trame politique est la condition n\u00e9cessaire de l\u2019accession au pouvoir de l\u2019extr\u00eame-droite, laquelle est seule \u00e0 proposer la solution au \u00ab probl\u00e8me musulman \u00bbque d\u2019autres ont construit pour elle. \u00a0Souvent indiff\u00e9rente au sort des musulmans et des musulmanes tout au long des derni\u00e8res ann\u00e9es en France et parfois m\u00eame partie prenante de la surench\u00e8re, la gauche a une responsabilit\u00e9 morale qu\u2019elle ne peut fuir aujourd\u2019hui, \u00e0 l\u2019heure de son triomphe. Cette responsabilit\u00e9 se double d\u2019une n\u00e9cessit\u00e9 politique : sans apaisement de la nation par le tissage de nouveaux liens entre les groupes sociaux qui la composent, sans reflux de la fr\u00e9n\u00e9sie islamophobe (c\u2019est-\u00e0-dire d\u2019abord par\u00a0 l\u2019abolition des mesures d\u00e9cid\u00e9es par la pr\u00e9sidence Macron), on peut craindre que le recul des forces nationalistes et r\u00e9actionnaires ne soit qu\u2019une br\u00e8ve embellie. \u00a0Mettre un terme \u00e0 l\u2019islamophobie comme politique de gouvernement n\u2019est pas qu\u2019un devoir moral de la gauche, elle n\u2019est pas seulement un geste d\u2019amiti\u00e9 civique envers les musulmans et les musulmanes de France, mais une mani\u00e8re d\u2019expurger la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 des affects les plus dangereux qui y prennent forme. Il en va de notre salut \u00e0 toutes et tous.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":34027,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[68],"tags":[103,90,70],"class_list":["post-34026","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-communiques","tag-elections-legislatives","tag-france","tag-islamophobie"],"yoast_head":"\n