France: Islamists spread photos of Muslim women not wearing headscarves in schools on social networks to put them under social pressure

An official statement from the authorities on August 27 reported in detail on a mobilisation of Islamist circles on social networks directed against secularism in schools.

“In the run-up to the start of the school year, several messages on social networks from accounts revolving around the Islamist movement question the principle of secularism in school.” A note from the Interministerial Committee for the Prevention of Crime and Radicalisation (CIPDR) dated August 27, which L’Express was able to consult, speaks of an offensive on the internet aimed at destabilising the institution of school. The document lists in great detail the various strategies underway: Encouragement to wear clothes that mark a religious affiliation in school, encouragement to pray inside the school, blackmail with photos of unveiled young Muslim women, confrontation between educators and students….. The vast majority of these messages, the release said, are posted by anonymous accounts on the TikTok and Twitter platforms.

Screenshots of these accounts and quotes from the social networks support this finding. One user wrote: “School is not a legitimate excuse for taking off the veil and delaying prayer.” On August 23, 2022, an Islamist influencer with 47,500 followers posted a video on TikTok urging young women of the Muslim faith to ” (…) put a sash over the abaya [long dress worn over the regular dress, note]”.[…]Le Point

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