In France, the question of religion is still a subject that makes people react. Even though the country considers itself to be secular, public figures do not hesitate to express their reluctance towards the practice of certain religions, thus jeopardizing freedom of worship.
Michel Thomas, known as Michel Houellebecq, is a French writer, poet, essayist and actor who made headlines for having remarks deemed to be “serious”.
He had clearly stated that “the wish of the native French population” is “that the Muslims stop robbing and attacking them” in a conversation published in the magazine “Front Populaire”.
It is following this that the Great Mosque of Paris announced that it had filed a complaint against Michel Houellebecq.
The Paris mosque announces its filing of a complaint
It was through its official Twitter page that the great mosque of Paris revealed its filing of a complaint for “provocation of hatred against Muslims” this Wednesday, December 28, 2022. It is therefore a press release signed by the rector Chems- eddine Hafiz, which was broadcast.
The Grand Mosque of Paris explains that the words spoken by the man are “unacceptable”.
According to the same institution, these “lapid phrases” are indeed “staggeringly brutal”. They put forward a fairly direct opposition creating the gap between Muslim and being a native Frenchman, as if religious beliefs went against a well-conducted citizenship.
In the same press release, the great mosque of Paris affirms that Houellebecq’s remarks are a call for the rejection and exclusion of Muslim people and a real “provocation to hatred against Muslims”.
?????????? | The Great Mosque of Paris is filing a complaint against Michel Houellebecq for the very serious remarks he made about Muslims in France in a recent written interview: pic.twitter.com/JS4NwLM2R8
— Great Mosque of Paris (@mosqueedeparis) December 28, 2022
Michel Houellebecq, unacceptable remarks
Michel Houellebecq’s remarks were for some of them transcribed in this press release.
He had therefore affirmed: “The wish of the native French population, as they say, is not that the Muslims assimilate, but that they stop stealing from them and attacking them. Or else, another solution, that they go away. “. He therefore, by his words, participate in the exclusion of Muslims, adding that Muslims will never be true French people.
