(European Conservative) Less than a fortnight after Emmanuel Macron downplayed the threat of the Muslim Brotherhood and suggested an official report on Islamist infiltration could result in “conspiracy theories or paranoia,” a major report has shone a light on the “professional denigration” and “moral harassment” of French academics working on Islamism — as well as the “physical threats” directed towards them.
French daily Le Figaro has highlighted in particular the case of Florence Bergeaud-Blackler, an anthropologist whose 2023 book on the Muslim Brotherhood resulted in her being placed under police protection because of death threats “from dangerous individuals, including Islamists.” Two years later, Bergeaud-Blackler is still under police protection.
