Islamophobia Increases After Samuel Paty's Beheading, Two Muslim Women Stabbed At Eiffel

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JAKARTA - The aftermath of the death of Samuel Paty, a history teacher in France, increased hatred against Muslims in the country. In the most recent case, two Muslim women were attacked by two other women near the Eiffel Tower, Paris.

Launching CNA, Friday, October 23, the perpetrator tore the victim's hijab and attacked them with a knife. Initially, the two perpetrators were suspected of being drunk when they attacked the victims. But the authorities later denied the drunken news.

As a result of the attack, a victim aged 40 years suffered six stab wounds and is currently being treated in hospital. Another victim aged 19 suffered stab wounds. Meanwhile, the two perpetrators were charged with assault and acts of racism.

Apart from knife attacks, the victim also received insults from racism. In some of the insults, the attackers called them "dirty Arabs" and "This is not your house."

The French media is silent

Due to the incident, the social media universe became excited. The furor arose because a series of media in France appeared silent over the attacks on two Muslim women. Not only that, most people were furious to see that one of the main suspects appeared to be released on bail.

In fact, based on the indictment, both of them had conclusively carried out the attack. Which is exacerbated by the fact the perpetrator used a sharp weapon, made racist remarks, while drunk, and the fact that the two acted together to carry out the attack.

Therefore, the victim's lawyer, Arie Alimi, asked the local authorities to issue a harsher indictment against the perpetrator. According to Alimi, this was normal because the perpetrators had tried to attempt the murder just because of differences in the victim's race or religion.

As evidence, Alimi's attack revealed that one of the perpetrators appeared to be questioning the hijab worn by the victim. Then, the perpetrator then tried to tear off the victim's hood and direct a blow to the head.

However, the two suspects denied having committed racial insults. Their lawyer, Bernard Solitude, warned the victim's attorney not to exaggerate the assault story.

Regarding Samuel Paty, the teacher was beheaded by his student after showing a caricature of the Prophet Muhammad SAW. The murder increased hatred against Muslims in the country of Fashion.