evidence: France’s Muslims fear for their futures as Le Pen’s far right party surges Tensions are rising in France, home to one of Europe’s largest Muslim minorities, ahead of the snap election run-off. [...] "It’s an important thing to remember," said Tiziri. "Even under Macron, we lived in a nauseating Islamophobic and racist climate, where scapegoats were the Muslims and the people from foreign origin."