When Nathalie Saint-Cricq dares to draw a grotesque parallel between anti-Semitism and “quest for the Muslim vote”

ByMuhammad

The sequence shocked well beyond the Franceinfo set. By establishing a grotesque parallel between anti-Semitism and the “quest for the Muslim vote” (see video below), Nathalie Saint-Cricq has not only slipped up: she has once again revealed the deeply biased view she has of Muslim citizens. A vision paved with prejudices, suspicion and political ulterior motives. Chems-eddine Hafiz, rector of the Grand Mosque of Paris, immediately announced the referral to Arcom. And he is right: we cannot allow such dangerous words to pass without reaction, especially when they are uttered on public service media, financed by everyone – including those we stigmatize. Let’s be clear: Nathalie Saint-Cricq enjoys staggering media impunity. For years, she has been handing out good points and political condemnations with the confidence of a self-proclaimed referee, as if anything were permitted to her. This immunity must end.

She has no place in public service. Not when it reduces millions of Muslim citizens to a manipulated political category. Not when it spreads confusions that fuel distrust and Islamophobic fantasies. Not when she behaves, not like a journalist, but like a propagandist serving a narrative that essentializes Muslims and constantly suspects them.

Alexis Corbière reminded us on set: Muslims do not need anti-Semitic speeches to vote. This reminder of simple common sense was enough to highlight the absurdity – and the seriousness – of Saint-Cricq’s remarks. This affair says something broader: the installation, in certain media spaces, of uninhibited speech against Muslims, speech which does not give rise to sanctions or questioning. A word that would be unthinkable if it targeted other communities

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Muhammad is a visionary thinker and passionate writer who has been contributing to Understanding Islam for several years.