Michel Houellebecq under investigation for Islamophobic remarks

Michel Houellebecq under investigation for Islamophobic remarks2 publishers · first seen Tue, 10 Nov 2026 14:07 UTC · updated Tue, 10 Nov 2026 19:30 UTCAuthor Michel Houellebecq has been placed under investigation for complicity in incitement to discrimination, hatred, or violence, following comments made in November 2022 in the magazine Front Populaire. He portrayed Muslims as a threat to the security of native French people and predicted 'Bataclan in reverse.' A complaint was filed by the Union of Mosques of France in January 2023. Houellebecq's lawyers dispute the criminal offense, asserting that his comments fall under freedom of opinion and expression.Content auto-generated. May contain inaccuracies.

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