Shafaqna English- In France, two-thirds of Muslims (66%) say they have experienced racist behavior, and 82% believe that hatred toward Muslims is now a widespread phenomenon in the country, according to a survey by the French Institute of Public Opinion (Ifop) commissioned by the Great Mosque of Paris.
This new data is compiled in the Observatory of Discrimination Against French Muslims, based on responses from a representative sample of 1,005 French Muslims aged 15 and older, surveyed between August and September 2025.
The survey shows that 51% of Muslims report having faced discrimination during job searches due to their religion, compared with just 7% for other religious groups. Housing is another barrier, with 46% of Muslims citing discrimination compared to 6% among others. Even public services, which are «supposed to embody state neutrality», emerge as spaces where discrimination has become «normalized».
Sources: Yabiladi