The breaks of the French football league took the players to break Islamic fasting ━ the European conservative

The Islamist demands in the world of sport achieved a new milestone in France with the interruption of a regional football game Muslim players because he had broken fast during the Ramadan. In the meantime, the ministers struggle over the legislative framework to carry Islamic veils in sports associations.

For the first time on Saturday, March 15th after 13 minutes, a Ligue -1 game (National Football Championship) was interrupted between Angers and Monaco to give Muslim players the fasting of Ramadan. The break was granted after an interruption of the game on the decision of the Match Commissioner, who consulted the employees of both teams and then received the approval of the league.

The French Football Association (FFF) usually prohibits an interruption of a game for religious reasons in accordance with Article 1.1 of its statutes. In March 2023, the head of the Federal Referees' Commission confirmed the very clear instructions on this topic in an e -mail – from publicly manufactured – from all French referees. It found that “Match interruptions after breaking the Ramadan almost” contradicts the “principle of neutrality of football in the places where sport is played.

At that time, Borghini determined an increase in this kind of demand in amateur football and was alerted: “There is a time for everything. A time to sports, a time to practice your religion, ”he said in an interview with Le Parisien.

Every perpetrator is usually subject to sanctions, but at the moment the FFF has not reacted. The ban was indeed avoided, which includes an unfortunate precedent. The FFF could be put under pressure on foreign countries: other countries already authorize the players to take quick breaks during the games, such as the English Premier League (EPL) in the United Kingdom or the Bundesliga in Germany.

The problem of almost breaking Ramadan has tightened another continuous and tense debate about wearing the Islamic veil in sports. A legislative template introduced by the right -wing Les Républicain to ban the wearer in all sports competitions and swimming pools was adopted in the Senate. The investigation of the bill led to a violent debate between right -wing senators who were suspected of “stigmatizing” Muslim women and preventing them from accessing sports, and left -wing senators who were accused of spoiling themselves. The text adopted by the upper house must now be examined by the MPs. It creates a dividing line within the government itself. Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau supported the law adopted by the senators and pushed with the Minister of Sports Minister Marie Barsacq, who spoke out.

Barsacq tries to delay and refuses to combine the wearing of the veil with Islamist radicalization in sports: “Wearing the veil is not an admission price. And the entry is not limited to the veil. The topic of radicalization in the world of sport is a different topic than the theme of the veil and the religious symbols in sport, ”she said a few days ago of the National Assembly.

“I would remind everyone and especially feminists that the veil is not a symbol of freedom, but to the submission of women,” emphasized Retailleau, who pointed out that his services observed an alarming offensive of the Muslim Brotherhood to force their agenda in the world of sports.