Shafaqna English- The French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM) criticized a recent Ifop poll concerning Muslims in France, stating that it reinforces “stigma” and fuels a growing climate of Islamophobia.
In a statement, the council said the survey, commissioned by the magazine Ecran de veille, was presented as “a snapshot of the relationship between Muslims in France and Islam and Islamism,” but in reality amounted to “yet another attempt to stigmatize French citizens of Muslim faith and their religious practices.”
The CFCM warned that some of the poll’s findings and interpretations were “questionable,” noting that they had already been “widely adopted and exploited by Islamophobic circles” to portray Muslims as an “internal and existential threat” to French society.
The council also pointed out that the poll itself contradicts narratives promoted by far-right groups. “Other data, notably the fact that Muslims do not represent more than 7% of the French population, particularly undermines the ‘great replacement’ theory,” it said.
Sources: Anadolu Ajansı