Tuesday, August 2, 2016

"French Muslims are caught in a dilemma..."

Why ISIS Is Targeting French Catholics


"For the Muslim community in France, the situation is even more complex. The vast majority of French Muslims are just as shocked by these attacks as their Catholic compatriots. Moreover, the sincerity of Muslim representatives like Anouar Kbibech, the president of the CFCM, cannot be gainsaid when he declared: “We are all Catholics.” But just as the optimism behind the earlier iteration of that slogan, “We are all Charlie,” has long since faded, Kbibech’s affirmation may not gain much traction. French Muslims are caught in a dilemma: by mobilizing against the attacks carried out by Islamic State loyalists, they find themselves side-by-side with those on the right and extreme right who are opposed against not just Islamism in France, but Islam itself."

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