While the head of a feminist group staging protests against Islamism is arrested, a journalist gets nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. She has been under constant police protection for years now, because she argues that the values of Islam must be subordinated to those of the Republic. It also emerged that a major university has for years been reserving separate time slots in its swimming pool for Muslim women, who were regular guests in their burkinis.

In France, Islamism has remained in the limelight with a growing number of public statements and actions regarding the topic. In Paris, a feminist association called Nemesis drew attention to the threat of Islamisation with a spectacular demostration over the weekend. About thirty women dressed in niqabs went to Trocadero square near the Eiffel Tower to protest against the Islamisation of France, in a bid to illustrate what the country would look like if Islamism prevailed.

The demonstration was organised by members of Nemesis on the occasion of No Hijab Day, launched in February 2020 by an English feminist as a means to protest against World Hijab Day, which has been annually observed in 140 countries since 2013.

Police have checked the participants documents.

The head of Nemesis, a woman called Alice, was arrested and taken into custody.

Her  group s goal was to illustrate what France could look like in 50 years if Islamists took over the country. The protesters said they wanted to protect the rights of women, voicing their belief that Muslim clothing is an insult to all women who are forced to wear it.

Meanwhile, a university in Nanterre has reached an agreement with an Islamist organisation to reserve separate time slots for Muslim women using its swimming pools every weekend. Others will not be allowed to use the pool during these times, according to Journal du Dimanche. The French weekly also mentions that, according to the university s security service, some twenty Muslim women dressed in burkinis had been regularly visiting the pool on Sundays for around 3 years prior to the agreement.

The paper also cites Citizenship Minister Marlene Schiappa as saying that organisations acting as enemies of the Republic and serving as a breeding ground for terrorism should not receive a single euro from taxpayers money. To this end, associations receiving state funds must sign a so-called contract of republican commitment, to ensure that they respect the principles of secularism, the minister announced on Twitter.

The nomination of Zineb El Rhazoui, former Charlie Hebdo columnist, for the Nobel Peace Prize could mark another milestone in the fight against Islamism in France, according to Valeurs actuelles. The weekly says the journalist received the nomination as a result of her continued commitment to combat Islamism, adding that her nomination was welcomed by several public figures.

Eric Ciotti, an MP for the Alpes-Maritimes region in southern France, congratulated her on Twitter, praising her efforts to protect freedom of expression and human rights in the face of Islamism, a fight of global significance.

Many have shared posts and messages to congratulate Zineb El Rhazoui on social media. Lawyer Thibault de Montbrial believes that El Rhazoui s nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize is a well-deserved reward for her tireless and courageous fight against Islamism.

Annie Genevard, an MP for Doubs departement and Vice Speaker of the National Assembly, also took to Twitter to welcome her nomination, calling her courage – to openly advocate that the values of the French Republic come before Islam – little short of exemplary.

Due to her open anti-Islamist fight, the publicist has become a target of regular attacks. She has been under constant police protection since 2015, as she received several threats.

Last February, after openly speaking out for Mila, a teenage girl who criticised Islam, she received a death threat in the form of a song from two rappers, suggesting that Zineb El Rhazoui should be shot in the head.