Riots Sweep France After Leaked Report Links Schools to Muslim Brotherhood

Widespread riots have broken out across France, with reports of cities in flames, including Paris. The unrest follows the leak of a government report that identifies the Muslim Brotherhood as a threat that "spreads insidiously and progressively" to achieve ideological hegemony by infiltrating civil society through religious and educational activities.

Emmanuel Macron, the President of France, reportedly suppressed the report to avoid being labeled an "Islamophobe." The leaked document specifically names the Averroès high school in Lille, the Al-Kindi school group near Lyon, and two European Institutes of Human Sciences as entities linked to the Brotherhood.

The instability occurs ahead of French elections scheduled for next April. Amid the turmoil, critics have targeted Jean-Luc Mélenchon, leader of France Unbowed, accusing him of promoting the "Islamization" of France and a "great replacement" of the native population.