Protesters call proposed French antiradicalism law anti-Muslim
Activists rallied on February 14 in Paris to demand that the French government abandon a bill aimed at rooting out Islamic extremism, a bill the protesters say could trample on religious freedom. (AP Photo / Thibault Camus)
Activists rallied on February 14 in Paris to demand that the French government abandon a bill aimed at rooting out Islamist extremism that the protesters say could trample on religious freedom and make all Muslims into potential suspects.
The legislative debate comes amid lingering fears of extremist violence after recent attacks, including one in which an Islamic radical killed a history teacher.
President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist government argues that the bill is needed to protect French values like gender equality and secularism and to prevent radical ideas from taking root and inspiring violence.
