French Report Warns of Islamist Infiltration Threatening National Unity

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French Report Warns of Islamist Infiltration Threatening National Unity

 

A newly released government-commissioned report has raised alarm in France over what it describes as a concerted effort by Islamist groups, particularly the Muslim Brotherhood, to infiltrate French republican institutions. Presented to President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday, the report warns of a growing phenomenon termed “entryism,” which it claims poses a significant threat to the cohesion of the French state.

 

The report, authored by two senior civil servants, argues that Islamist activists are not merely creating parallel societies—a concern long debated under the concept of separatism—but are actively embedding themselves within the core structures of the Republic. According to an unnamed Élysée official speaking off the record, “There is a new phenomenon – entryism – which is different from separatism. Entryism means getting involved in republican infrastructure… in order to change it from the inside. It requires dissimulation… and it works from the bottom up.”

 

President Macron, after convening his security cabinet, has asked his government to draft “new proposals” by early next month in response to the report’s conclusions. The move underscores the gravity with which the French government views the findings.

 

Central to the report’s concern is the Federation of Muslims of France (FMF), which the authors identify as the principal French affiliate of the Muslim Brotherhood. Founded a century ago, the Brotherhood originally sought to revive core Islamic values. Today, according to the report, its French offshoot controls 139 places of worship and has ties to an additional 68, representing around 7% of all mosques in France. The FMF also oversees approximately 280 associations involved in activities ranging from sports to education and charity, as well as 21 private schools.

 

The report warns that these organizations are part of a strategic effort to build localized “ecosystems” that shape Muslim lives from birth to death. The authors write, “The movement’s officials, who are hardened activists, enter into a relationship with the local authority… Social norms – the veil, beards, dress, fasting – are gradually imposed as the ecosystem solidifies.” They note a troubling trend of increasingly strict religious observance, including a marked rise in young girls wearing Islamic dress such as the abaya and hijab. “Some are as young as five or six,” the report notes.

 

Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau, newly elected leader of the conservative Les Républicains party, echoed the report’s concerns earlier this week. He warned of “below-the-radar Islamism trying to infiltrate institutions, whose ultimate aim is to tip the whole of French society under sharia law.” With municipal elections scheduled for next year, Retailleau expressed alarm at the possibility of Islamist-backed electoral lists making inroads into local government.

 

Not all political figures are in agreement with the report’s implications. Far-left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon sharply criticized the reaction from Macron’s security cabinet, accusing it of embracing what he described as “delusional theories” associated with both Retailleau and far-right National Rally leader Marine Le Pen. “Islamophobia has crossed a line,” Mélenchon stated, warning that such rhetoric risked stoking fear and division.

 

The authors of the report visited ten regions in France and four European countries during their investigation. They argue that the Muslim Brotherhood, facing diminished influence in the Middle East and North Africa, is now redirecting its efforts toward Europe. “Having given a Western look to the ideology in order to implant themselves in Europe,” the authors write, “(the Muslim Brotherhood) tries to lay down the roots of a Middle Eastern tradition while concealing a subversive fundamentalism.” They cite financial backing from Turkey and Qatar as instrumental in this shift.

 

As France grapples with balancing religious freedom and secular values, the report is likely to intensify debate over how the state should respond to perceived Islamist threats without undermining the civil liberties of its Muslim population.

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from BBC  2025-05-24

 

 

[impulse]

Oops.  Didn't see that coming.

 

[Gsxrnz]

Why did Macron need confirmation that his globalist policy objectives have been achieved? He just had to look out the window. 

[koolkarl]

It has taken them long enough to figure this out. Many other western countries face the same big problem especially Canada, Sweden and England.  And what will they do about it before the muslims form their own political party?

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French Report Warns of Islamist Infiltration Threatening National Unity

Yep, same in Australia