France’s Only Muslim High School Faces Potential Contract Termination

Al Kindi, the only Muslim private high school in France, is facing the threat of contract termination by the Rhone Prefecture.

The threat could potentially end the school’s official association with the state.

According to the website Lyon Capitale, the school has been informed that the prefecture has initiated a procedure to revoke its association contracts.

Al Kindi has been the sole Muslim institution in France with a state partnership.

According to Lyon Capitale’s report, Rhone prefecture confirmed the procedure but no details have been discolored regarding the reasons behind the move.

The National Federation of Muslim Private Education said it is concerned over what it described as “systematic harassment” of Muslim schools.

The president of the federation, Makhlouf Mamech, accused the French government of taking “disproportionate decisions” and imposing “intensified controls” on Muslim institutions.

The intensifying crackdown has drawn sharp criticism from Muslim organizations, which view it as an extension of France’s anti-Islamic stance.

These measures come as Islamophobia has been on the rise in France, with the country having witnessed in recent years an alarming increase in violent attacks against Muslims.

One recent attack took place on November 25, when a 43-year-old Muslim woman was violently assaulted by two women simply because she was wearing a hijab.