Religious discrimination is on the rise in France, with one in three Muslims reporting they have faced it, according to findings released Thursday by the nation’s rights ombudswoman.
France has a significant Muslim community through immigration from its former colonies, including in North Africa.
French law bans collecting data on a person's race, ethnicity or religion, which makes it difficult to have broad statistics on discrimination.
But the office of rights chief Claire Hedon cited a 2024 survey of 5,000 people representative of France's population.
Seven percent of those interviewed said they had suffered discrimination based on religion during the past five years, compared to just 5% in 2016, it said.
