The French Council for the Muslim Religion (CFCM) denounced on Thursday the ongoing stigmatization of Muslims in France through debatable surveys on both form and content, according to an official statement.
The council highlighted that some surveys, instead of objectively reflecting the current situation, create and fuel sterile controversies that are disconnected from reality.
FBiased questions can significantly alter respondents’ responses, even affecting all French Muslims’ opinions, mentioned the same source.
CFCM also vehemently criticized the latest survey by Ifop on “What views do French Muslims hold on the conflict between Israel and Hamas”, describing its questions and responses as biased.
Both Muslims and citizens view the current situation as a massacre against innocent civilians rather than a war, added the same source.
The council questioned why surveys often exclude Christian compatriots and overlook the suffering of Christians who have been killed in bombings in churches and hospitals in Gaza.
In addition, it criticized another survey by Ifop on behalf of the elmaniya.tv concerning the relationship of French Muslims with secularism. According to the survey, 78% of French Muslims consider secularism to be discriminatory, but the report claimed that it is Islamophobic.
The study, conducted amid controversies surrounding the ‘abaya’, suggested the council, does not reflect the opinions of French Muslims on secularism. The survey shows that the views of Muslim individuals are similar to all French citizens.
CFCM emphasized that the survey was tainted by biased questions, response manipulation, and misinformation.
It also underscored that Muslims in France are committed to the Republic’s values of freedom, equality, fraternity, and secularism as it does not negate religious beliefs. Instead, it guarantees the freedom of belief and enables all citizens to practice their chosen faith while respecting public order.
Muslims in France, concluded CFCM, desire their religious practice to be seen as part of individual freedom, without being criticized or trivialized, and not to be a constant source of public debate and survey manipulation.
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