Last year, A
young Muslim was
attacked by fellow Muslims after he posted photos online
of a Christmas party he had attended. The incident has prompted top French officials to condemn Islamic “separatism” and to pledge to keep fighting it.
The incident, which occurred in the northeastern city of Belfort, was reported by local media on Saturday. The
20-year-old victim is the son of law enforcement officers.
Shortly after posting the photos of the party, he was threatened by an acquaintance who was also Muslim – hardline followers of Islam consider partaking in the festivities of another religion to be wholly inappropriate.
He blasted the young man as a
“dirty son of white, son of a snake, son of police” and promised to
“show” him what a
“real Arab” should be. Although the tone of the conversation was far from friendly, the young man agreed to meet his accuser in person to settle their differences.
The outraged hardliner showed up flanked by four other man, who beat up the 20-year-old and threatened him with further violence if he reported the incident to the police. Despite the intimidation, the young man filed a complaint against his attackers, and his mother has vowed to pursue the suspects.
“He walked into an ambush,” she was cited by local media as saying.
This incident must not remain without consequences. These are sectarian and racist behaviors. This is unacceptable in the 21st century. Everyone is free to celebrate what they want and as they wish.
A young Muslim was attacked by fellow Muslims after he posted photos online of a Christmas party he had attended. The incident has prompted top French officials to condemn Islamic “separatism” and to pledge to keep fighting it.
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