Edwy Plenel 
For the Muslims [EPUB ebook] 
Islamophobia in France

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At the beginning of the twenty-first century, leading intellectuals are claiming ‘There is a problem with Islam in France, ‘ thus legitimising the discourse of the racist National Front. Such claims have been strengthened by the backlash since the terrorist attacks in Paris in January and November 2015, coming to represent a new ‘common sense’ in the political landscape, and we have seen a similar logic play out in the United States and Europe.
Edwy Plenel, former editorial director of Le Monde, essayist and founder of the investigative journalism website Mediapart tackles these claims head-on, taking the side of his compatriots of Muslim origin, culture or belief, against those who make them into scapegoats. He demonstrates how a form of ‘Republican and secularist fundamentalism’ has become a mask to hide a new form of virulent Islamophobia. At stake for Plenel is not just solidarity but fidelity to the memory and heritage of emancipatory struggles and he writes in defence of the Muslims, just as Zola wrote in defence of the Jews and Sartre wrote in defence of the blacks. For if we are to be for the oppressed then we must be for the Muslims.

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About the author

Edwy Plenel�is an award-winning radical journalist, former Editorial Director of�Le Monde, essayist and founder of the independent journalism platform Mediapart. Known for his investigative work challenging the actions of the French state, he is the author of several books, including�The Struggle for a Free Press.

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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 112 ● ISBN 9781784784874 ● File size 0.2 MB ● Translator David Fernbach ● Publisher Verso ● City London ● Country GB ● Published 2016 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 5518637 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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