Macron’s Party Proposes Veil Ban for Young Girls, New Law to Combat Islamist Influence After Shocking Report

(TJV NEWS) French President Emmanuel Macron’s political movement is pushing for a nationwide ban on Islamic veils for girls under 15 and fresh legislation targeting Islamist influence in public life, following the release of a government-commissioned report detailing an alleged decades-long campaign by the Muslim Brotherhood to infiltrate French institutions and steer Muslim communities toward Sharia law.

As reported by Le Figaro, former Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, who leads Macron’s Renaissance party in the National Assembly, argued Wednesday that existing laws do not go far enough. Although France banned full-face Islamic veils in public for adults in 2011, Attal is now calling for that policy to extend to minors, citing findings from the bombshell government report.

According to Breitbart News and Le Figaro, the report accuses the Muslim Brotherhood of embedding Islamist operatives across various sectors of French society — including schools, sports clubs, retail shops, financial services, and even dating platforms — to exert control over Muslim communities and promote conservative religious practices. One of the most visible outcomes, the report claims, is a surge in young girls, some as young as five, being compelled to wear the veil — a trend authorities described as “a massive and visible increase.”

The report contends that this strategy has been cloaked in the language of social justice, leveraging campaigns against so-called “Islamophobia” to legitimize Islamist rhetoric and rally support within Muslim communities. The term itself, the report alleges, originated with the Muslim Brotherhood as part of a deliberate strategy to discredit critics and stifle secular opposition.

In response, Macron’s party is pushing for a law that would criminalize parental coercion of minors to wear the veil — a move framed as necessary for defending child welfare and gender equality. Attal also advocated for a new “law against Islamist entryism” to build upon the 2021 separatism law, which aimed to counteract religious extremism undermining national cohesion.

Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau warned of an existential threat to France’s democratic values, saying, “The ultimate objective is to tip all of French society into Sharia law.”

As Breitbart News noted, the French government’s National Defence Council is now ramping up financial scrutiny of Brotherhood-linked groups, including asset freezes and restrictions on public funding. However, the report found that several EU programs inadvertently support such organizations, raising concerns about France’s ability to tackle the issue independently without action from Brussels.

The report also criticizes the French state for prioritizing anti-terror efforts over deeper structural reforms, and for hesitating to act against Brotherhood-affiliated groups due to fear of being labeled “Islamophobic.” That fear, the authors say, has enabled Islamist networks to thrive under the protection of a victimhood narrative.

This narrative has reportedly created political alliances between Islamist groups and the far-left. The radical left-wing party La France Insoumise, led by Jean-Luc Mélenchon, has repeatedly supported anti-Islamophobia rallies, including one held just last month. Mélenchon dismissed the government’s findings as “delusional theories” echoing far-right figures such as Marine Le Pen and Retailleau.

Meanwhile, National Rally leader Jordan Bardella condemned Mélenchon’s faction for giving “institutional cover” to Islamist movements and renewed his call to formally outlaw the Muslim Brotherhood in France.

As The New York Post and Breitbart News both highlighted, the debate has ignited fierce political backlash across the spectrum, setting the stage for a new phase in France’s ongoing struggle to balance secularism, national identity, and religious freedom.