A mosque has been ordered shut and a pro-Hamas group disolved. It follows dozens of raids on muslims and organisations suspected of inciting hatred. The campaign comes after the stabbing and decapitation of a teacher by a Moscow-born Chechen refugee, who was later shot dead by police. Samuel Paty had discussed cartoons of Prophet Mohammed in a class on free speech. President Emamnuel Macron has promised to step up crackdowns on what he calls 'radical Muslims'. He says he's protecting the French people from 'evil'. But will this iron-fist policy work? And how much is politics at play? Thumbnail Proposed Description (Max 4 sentences) Presenter: Hashem Ahelbarra Guests: Yasser Louati, Head of the Justice & Liberties For All Committee and Human Rights activist. Jacques Reland, Senior Research Fellow at the Global Policy Institute Renaud Girard, Chief Foreign Correspondent for Le Figaro. - Subscribe to our channel: aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check our website: www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #France #InsideStory #Islamophobia

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