Islamophobia: 2 Pig Heads Hung Outside Mosque in France
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Two pig heads were found hanging at the entrance of a mosque in southern France on Wednesday, in the latest incident of rising Islamophobia.
The heads were discovered in the early morning attached to two pillars at the entrance of the Salam Mosque, and a huge pool of blood on the ground.
The discovery of the pig heads came a day after officials in the northern Paris suburb of Gennevilliers reinstated four summer camp counselors who had been suspended for Ramadan fasting.
Muslim leaders said the vandalism was especially shocking because it happened during the holy month of Ramadan. "This was meant to dirty this place of prayer," said Abdallah Zekri, a regional Muslim leader based in Nimes. He said by telephone that he has a "sense of disgust."
In 2009, pig feet were hung on a mosque in Castres, also in southern France, and a Nazi swastika was painted on its walls along with racist and nationalist slogans.
Source: News Agencies, edited by moqawama.org
Two pig heads were found hanging at the entrance of a mosque in southern France on Wednesday, in the latest incident of rising Islamophobia.
The heads were discovered in the early morning attached to two pillars at the entrance of the Salam Mosque, and a huge pool of blood on the ground.
The discovery of the pig heads came a day after officials in the northern Paris suburb of Gennevilliers reinstated four summer camp counselors who had been suspended for Ramadan fasting.
Muslim leaders said the vandalism was especially shocking because it happened during the holy month of Ramadan. "This was meant to dirty this place of prayer," said Abdallah Zekri, a regional Muslim leader based in Nimes. He said by telephone that he has a "sense of disgust."
In 2009, pig feet were hung on a mosque in Castres, also in southern France, and a Nazi swastika was painted on its walls along with racist and nationalist slogans.
Source: News Agencies, edited by moqawama.org
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