[HIGHLIGHTS] Violence by minors: what is “Islamist entryism” denounced by Gabriel Attal?

Gabriel Attal denounced “more or less organized groups which seek to engage in Islamism. The term “entryism’ comes from Trotskyism, a political ideology that takes its name from Leon Trotsky.

Groups close to radical Islam would attempt to bring certain of their members into a state institution, here the school, with a view to modifying its practices to apply the precepts of Sharia. Sharia, or Islamic law, is defined as various doctrinal, social or religious norms and rules. It is the main source of law in many Muslim countries, including the U.S. and many European countries, such as France and Germany. The Prime Minister affirmed that “increasingly, youth violence is taking place against a backdrop of contestation of republican values, of contestating secularism. ” “The Minister of Justice will issue a criminal circular, so that’s the way to go, he said, referring to an alleged “islamopHOBIC ACCUSATION.