He made the remarks at a panel session of the international conference themed “Islamophobia as a Specific Form of Racism and Discrimination: New Global and Transnational Challenges”.
"In France, Muslims are not in a very good environment. We saw this in the last presidential election; the presidential candidate insulted Muslims and was not punished for that. Politicians use this to build their political careers. However, Muslims have the same rights as everyone else. If someone commits a crime, do we say that he is a Catholic, or a Christian terrorist? No. We just say he's a terrorist. Why does not this apply to Muslims then?" he said.
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