(European Conservative) At a time when the threat posed by the Muslim Brotherhood is finally being recognised and taken seriously by the French authorities, the minister for higher education and the minister for national education are finding ways to argue about the existence of Islamo-leftism at university. Clarity of vision is not yet universally shared at the highest levels.
On Monday, July 7th, French minister of higher education Philippe Baptiste, interviewed on the parliamentary TV channel, calmly stated that “Islamo-leftism” did not exist “as an academic term.” Seeking to reframe the debate within “reasonable” limits, he argued that too much was being made of the issue, despite the existence of a few isolated cases. He was taking a stand in a debate that has been rocking French universities for many months over the existence of a clearly identified trend in French academia in favour of Islamist propaganda, supported by left-wing teachers and researchers, and thriving against a backdrop of wokeism.
