Extreme-right demonstration in an "halal" fast-food

Single Incident Alert DateMarch 7, 2010 Country: France Address: Villeurbanne General Type: Racist discourse Racism and discrimination phenomena: Islamophobia, Nationalism
Groups affected / Interested in: Muslims Key socio-economic/institutional areas: Religion Hate speech/Racist Discourse Medium: Public Discourse
Victims Data
Victims Nationality/Ethnic Origin N/A
Victims Gender N/A
Victims Age N/A
Victims Number N/A
Fatalities - deaths N/A
Perpetrators Data
Perpetrators Nationality/Ethnic Origin French
Perpetrator Gender N/A
Perpetrator Age 18-25, 26-35
Perpetrators Number 70
Extremist/Organised Group Violence Yes

On Sunday 7 March 2010, in Villeurbanne (Rhône) 70 people, members of an extreme-right organisation, demonstrated in an "halal" fast-food. They wore mask of pig and shouted: "France only with French", "Muslim people outside", "Everything is good in the pork" (a French expression to say that pork meat is good).

The demonstrators were members of "Rebeyne! Les jeunes identitaires français", an extreme-right organisation, gathering violent young nationalists in the region of Lyon. They want to defend "French identity threatened by standardization and massive immigration", they estimate to be "victim of segregation in [their] own country".

This action in an "hallal" fast-food was really symbolic, as the restaurant was one of the eight Quick restaurants serving "halal" food. Quick is a French chain of fast-food whiwh decided in February 2010 to open "halal" restaurants. The initiative sparked off emotion and debate, several people considering that it was discrimination against non-muslim people and an attack on French secularism.

Source : Villeurbanne, les identitaires s'invitent au Quick halal, in Shapir News, 8 March 2010, http://www.saphirnews.com/Villeurbanne-les-Identitaires-s-invitent-au-Quick-halal_a11230.html