The European Union Commission for Fundamental Rights angered far-right activists in France after it published an advertisement showing a picture of a number of women, including veiled women.
And the agency published, through its Twitter account, a tweet with a picture in which a veiled woman appeared and asked whether 9 out of 10 people really believe that human rights help create more just societies?
For some #MondayMood positivity: #DYK that 9⃣ in🔟people in the EU believe that #HumanRights help create fairer societies?
What can we do to protect rights in practice?
Check our #EURightsAgency #EURightsSurvey to find out: https://t.co/T2J83F5nbd pic.twitter.com/l44v7ZuBwQ
— EU Fundamental Rights ➡️ #HumanRights (@EURightsAgency) January 23, 2023
The prominent leader of the "Recover France" movement, Damien Rio, commented on his Twitter account on the post, considering that the promotion of the veil has become "permanent propaganda", after other European institutions did so.
Encore a European institution that promotes the voile Islam… the propaganda is permanent.
#Bruxelles pic.twitter.com/KZcZsnHdFb
— Damien Rieu (@DamienRieu) January 23, 2023
For her part, academic and activist Florence Bergaud Blackler wrote on her Twitter account: "Happiness is in the hijab... The image of the hijab here is linked to truth and positivity."
And she added that there is no doubt here that the European Union Authority for Fundamental Rights wants to reaffirm the right to wear the hijab in Europe.
The joy is in the hijab (suite)
The image of the hijab is typical with "droit" and "positivity".
On ne peut douter ici de l'intention de l'agence FRA de la Commission Européenne: réaffirmer le droit à porter le hijab in Europe.
pic.twitter.com/BnV7roDmGC
— Florence Bergeaud-Blackler (@FBBlackler) January 23, 2023
Many denounced the extreme right-wing discourse and the messages that do not cease to be broadcast or raised, especially those related to Muslims, considering that wearing the veil or not is a personal freedom and considered that those who promote the opposite have not studied the meaning of the basic rights of individuals.
Je ne comprends pas que des genders like ça ne soit pas évincés deseaux aux ciaux 😲🧐🤔..Is propagent the haine EN TOUTE TRANQUILLITÉ is not a son of jamais inquiétés!!!
Pourrais-je voir une réponse sur ce sujet?🤓 Cordialement!
@InstitutJustice @justice_gouv https://t.co/spF7YaP071
- Dany Mellow🇨🇩🇭🇺 (@JohnStarxx) January 23, 2023
La "propaganda" is not yours to share in an image that reflects the relationship between society.
De plus, c'est dégoûtant et honteux que vous soyez contre la liberté de religion.
Laissez les femmes musulmanes porter le hijab si elles le souhaitent.
https://t.co/7J7wYAq0uK
- Sami Baaj 🇨🇦🇫🇷🇸🇾 (@sami_baaj) January 24, 2023
And last September, the European Commission removed a poster promoting an educational initiative that depicted a girl wearing a headscarf, after it sparked widespread anger, particularly in France.
The story began when the far-right former French presidential candidate, Eric Zemmour, published on his Twitter account a poster published by the European Commission showing a girl smiling broadly and wrapping her head with a scarf.
The French far-right constantly attacks the veil (Shutterstock)
According to the French newspaper Le Figaro, the first reaction of Internet users was to ask Zamour to reveal its source, as many of them thought that what they saw was just a montage, especially since they did not find the poster in the Al-Ittihad account, which means that it disappeared at the same speed. in which it appeared.
However, the newspaper says that the archive of the Al-Ittihad account shows that he published the aforementioned poster at seven in the morning on September 21, and it was removed shortly after that without mentioning anything about the reason.
It seems that this poster angered some French people, especially the symbols of the far-right, as the other presidential candidate of the far-right, Marine Le Pen, joined Zemmour to denounce the European Commission's "surrender" or even its "propaganda" of a religious symbol that France in particular bans in public schools.