According to a recent study, highly qualified French citizens with Muslim backgrounds—many of whom are the offspring of immigrants—are quietly fleeing France in search of a fresh start overseas in places like London, New York, Montreal, or Dubai.
According to the authors of “France, You Love It but You Leave It,” which was released last month, the precise number is difficult to pinpoint.
However, they discovered that of the over 1,000 respondents to their online survey, 71% had left in part due to racism and discrimination.
Adam told AFP that his new job in the United Arab Emirates has given him a new perspective. Adam asked that his surname not be used. You have to work twice as hard when you come from France,
Immigration to France from its former colonies in North and West Africa has been a longstanding phenomenon.
However, after the Daesh attacks in Paris in 2015 that claimed 130 lives, the descendants of Muslim immigrants who fled their home country in search of a better future claim they have been living in an increasingly hostile environment.
They claim that the focus of France’s particular brand of secularism, which outlaws all religious symbols in public schools, including long robes and headscarves, is disproportionately on Muslim women’s clothing. An additional French Muslim, a thirty-three-year-old Moroccan-born tech worker, informed AFP that he and his expectant spouse intended to relocate to “a more peaceful society” in southeast Asia.
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