by Soeren Kern
• March 18, 2017 at 5:00 am
- Children and women are
being raped by human traffickers inside the Camp de la Linière,
a migrant camp in the northern French city of Dunkirk; they are
forced to have sex in return for blankets, food or the offer of
passage to Britain. A volunteer worker referred to the children
as being like "little steaks" because they were
considered so appetizing and vulnerable to traffickers.
- The breakdown in law
and order in Muslim neighborhoods in Paris is being fueled by
impunity for criminals and a lenient judicial system, according
to Hugues Moutouh, a former advisor to the Interior Ministry.
- "You can pass on
my respects to the Grand Mufti, but I will not cover myself
up." — French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen,
cancelling a meeting with the Grand Mufti of Lebanon.
- The report implies
that deradicalization, either in specialized centers or in
prisons, does not work because most Islamic radicals do not want
to be deradicalized.
On Feb. 21, French presidential candidate Marine Le
Pen cancelled a meeting with Lebanon's Grand Mufti after he insisted
that she wear a headscarf. "You can pass on my respects to the
Grand Mufti, but I will not cover myself up," she stated. (Image
source: France24 video screenshot)
February 1.
The Interior Ministry reported a 45% decline in attacks against Jews
and Muslims in France in 2016, but a 17.5% increase in attacks
against Christians. The ministry said there were 1,125 attacks
against Jews and Muslims in 2016, down from 2,034 attacks in 2015. It
also reported 949 attacks against Christians in 2016, up from 808
attacks in 2015. Attacks against Christians jumped by 245% between
2008 and 2016.
February 2.
Undercover police wearing burqas and qamis (traditional Arab gowns)
were filmed apprehending a drug dealer in the Marseille's Bricarde
district, a notorious no-go zone. Police confirmed the "totally
normal camouflage technique" after the cellphone video was posted
on social media. A local resident complained: "This gives the
impression that you basically have to be Muslim or look like a Muslim
in order to blend in." Another resident said:
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