Michel Houellebecq is placed under formal investigation over 2022 remarks about Muslims; his lawyers say the words fall within free expression
A Nanterre investigating judge placed novelist Michel Houellebecq under formal investigation on November 10, 2026, over 2022 remarks about Muslims in Front Populaire. The groups that complained say the remarks provoke hatred; his lawyers say they contain no exhortation and are protected expression.
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Overview
Houellebecq won the Prix Goncourt in 2010 and has written about Islam in several novels, including Soumission (2015), which imagines a Muslim president coming to power in France. In the 2022 conversation he also predicted attacks and shootings in mosques and in cafes frequented by Muslims once whole territories came under Islamist control, which he called reverse Bataclans in reference to the jihadist attacks of November 13, 2015, in Paris. He also described the great replacement as a fact rather than a theory, according to BFMTV.
Front Populaire said in December 2022 that people who read the interview as a call for such attacks could not read. On January 5, 2023, Houellebecq acknowledged that some paragraphs were ambiguous and sent Le Figaro an amended version, Le Nouvel Obs reports. In his 2023 book Quelques mois dans ma vie, AFP reports, he called some of his remarks clumsy. The JDD reports that he faces up to one year in prison and a fine of 45,000 euros.
People in this case
Michel HouellebecqDirectly involved
Omar Youssef SouleimaneCommented
Najwa El HaïtéCommented
Timeline
5 timeline entries on this page. Dates: November 16, 2022 to November 10, 2026
November 2022
Front Populaire announces a special issue built around the Houellebecq-Onfray conversation
Source release
Front Populaire, the magazine Michel Onfray founded, announces on X a new special issue devoted to a conversation between Onfray and Michel Houellebecq. In it, according to AFP and BFMTV, Houellebecq says the native-born French population wants Muslims to stop robbing and attacking them or else to leave, and predicts attacks on mosques once whole territories come under Islamist control.
[01]Front Populaire
Post on X by Front Populaire announcing a new special issue built around a conversation between Michel Houellebecq and Michel Onfray.
Front Populaire's post on X announcing its Houellebecq-Onfray special issue · Front PopulairePost on X, November 16, 2022, 5:36 p.m. CET[02]BFMTV
BFMTV report in French, written with AFP. It gives the full wording of the charge, quotes two passages of the November 2022 interview, says the Union des mosquées de France filed its complaint in Nanterre in January 2023, and quotes Houellebecq's lawyers.
Michel Houellebecq mis en examen pour des propos hostiles aux musulmans · BFMTVFull article[03]Agence France-Presse
AFP report in French, published by France 24 and carried by Yahoo Actualités. It reports that an investigating judge in Nanterre placed Michel Houellebecq under formal investigation on November 10, 2026, quotes the November 2022 remark at issue, and carries statements from his lawyers, Thibault de Montbrial and Louis Cailliez, and from Najwa El Haïté, lawyer for the Union des mosquées de France.
L'écrivain Michel Houellebecq mis en examen pour des propos hostiles envers les musulmans · Agence France-PresseFull article
December 2022
Grande Mosquée de Paris announces a complaint against Houellebecq
Reaction
The Grande Mosquée de Paris says on X that it is filing a complaint against Houellebecq over remarks about French Muslims in the interview. Le HuffPost reports that the complaint went to the Paris prosecutor for provocation to hatred against Muslims.
[04]Grande Mosquée de Paris
Post on X by the Grande Mosquée de Paris announcing a complaint against Michel Houellebecq over remarks about French Muslims in a recent written interview. The post attaches the institution's statement, signed by its rector, Chems-eddine Hafiz.
Grande Mosquée de Paris's post on X announcing its complaint against Michel Houellebecq · Grande Mosquée de ParisPost on X, December 28, 2022, 2:33 p.m. CET[05]Michel Houellebecq visé par une plainte de la grande mosquée de Paris
Le HuffPost report in French on the Grande Mosquée de Paris complaint. It quotes the institution's statement and the passage of the interview it cited, and mentions Front Populaire's posts about its special issue.
January 2023
Grande Mosquée de Paris drops its complaint after meeting Houellebecq
The rector of the Grande Mosquée de Paris, Chems-eddine Hafiz, announces that he is giving up legal action after reading the changes Houellebecq made to the disputed passages and the regrets he expressed, Le Nouvel Obs reports. According to the same report, the two men met on January 5, the day Houellebecq acknowledged that some paragraphs were ambiguous and sent Le Figaro an amended version.
[06]Michel Houellebecq mis en examen quatre ans après des propos hostiles aux musulmans
Le Nouvel Obs report in French. It summarizes the November 2022 remarks, the Grande Mosquée de Paris complaint and its withdrawal in January 2023, the complaints that the MRAP and the Union des mosquées de France kept, and comments from the MRAP, the federation's lawyer and Houellebecq's lawyers.
[03]Agence France-Presse
AFP report in French, published by France 24 and carried by Yahoo Actualités. It reports that an investigating judge in Nanterre placed Michel Houellebecq under formal investigation on November 10, 2026, quotes the November 2022 remark at issue, and carries statements from his lawyers, Thibault de Montbrial and Louis Cailliez, and from Najwa El Haïté, lawyer for the Union des mosquées de France.
L'écrivain Michel Houellebecq mis en examen pour des propos hostiles envers les musulmans · Agence France-PresseFull articleUnion des mosquées de France files a complaint over the interview
The Union des mosquées de France files a complaint against Houellebecq for provocation to discrimination, hatred or violence, according to its lawyer. AFP reports that the complaint, filed at the Nanterre court, also names Michel Onfray and Front Populaire's director, Stéphane Simon.
[07]Une fédération de mosquées porte plainte contre Michel Houellebecq
La Croix report in French that the Union des mosquées de France filed a complaint against Michel Houellebecq on January 13, 2023, for provocation to discrimination, hatred or violence, according to its lawyer.
Une fédération de mosquées porte plainte contre Michel HouellebecqOpening paragraph[03]Agence France-Presse
AFP report in French, published by France 24 and carried by Yahoo Actualités. It reports that an investigating judge in Nanterre placed Michel Houellebecq under formal investigation on November 10, 2026, quotes the November 2022 remark at issue, and carries statements from his lawyers, Thibault de Montbrial and Louis Cailliez, and from Najwa El Haïté, lawyer for the Union des mosquées de France.
L'écrivain Michel Houellebecq mis en examen pour des propos hostiles envers les musulmans · Agence France-PresseFull article
November 2026
Investigating judge in Nanterre places Houellebecq under formal investigation
An investigating judge at the Nanterre court places Houellebecq under formal investigation for complicity in provocation to discrimination, hatred or violence against a group because of its origin or religion, Le Figaro reports, citing a source close to the case. Le Figaro says the prosecutor had pursued the case after criminal complaints by the Union des mosquées de France and the MRAP.
[08]L'écrivain Michel Houellebecq mis en examen après des propos sur les musulmans et le «grand remplacement»
Le Figaro report in French that first disclosed the formal investigation, citing a source close to the case. It says an investigating judge at the Nanterre court took the decision on November 10, 2026, after criminal complaints by the Union des mosquées de France and the MRAP, and that the rector of the Grande Mosquée de Paris dropped legal action after talking with Houellebecq in January 2023.
[03]Agence France-Presse
AFP report in French, published by France 24 and carried by Yahoo Actualités. It reports that an investigating judge in Nanterre placed Michel Houellebecq under formal investigation on November 10, 2026, quotes the November 2022 remark at issue, and carries statements from his lawyers, Thibault de Montbrial and Louis Cailliez, and from Najwa El Haïté, lawyer for the Union des mosquées de France.
L'écrivain Michel Houellebecq mis en examen pour des propos hostiles envers les musulmans · Agence France-PresseFull article[02]BFMTV
BFMTV report in French, written with AFP. It gives the full wording of the charge, quotes two passages of the November 2022 interview, says the Union des mosquées de France filed its complaint in Nanterre in January 2023, and quotes Houellebecq's lawyers.
Michel Houellebecq mis en examen pour des propos hostiles aux musulmans · BFMTVFull article
Claims
Claims separate what was said from what is contested. Follow each source for the original wording and context.
What's disputed
Disputed claim
The wish of France's native-born population is not for Muslims to assimilate but for them to stop robbing and attacking them, or else, as another solution, for them to leave.
What is disputed
Houellebecq made the remark in a conversation with Michel Onfray published in Front Populaire's November 2022 special issue. AFP and BFMTV quote it in the shorter form; the JDD quotes a longer version in which he adds that their violence should decrease and that they should respect the law, and calls their departure another good solution. The Union des mosquées de France and the MRAP filed complaints over the interview, and on November 10, 2026, an investigating judge in Nanterre placed him under formal investigation for complicity in provocation to discrimination, hatred or violence.
Sources (4)
- L'écrivain Michel Houellebecq mis en examen pour des propos hostiles envers les musulmans · Agence France-PresseFull article
- Michel Houellebecq mis en examen pour des propos hostiles aux musulmans · BFMTVFull article
- Front Populaire's post on X announcing its Houellebecq-Onfray special issue · Front PopulairePost on X, November 16, 2022, 5:36 p.m. CET
Disputed claim
Houellebecq's 2022 remarks about Muslims contain no exhortation, even implicit, and therefore fall within freedom of opinion and expression.
What is disputed
Thibault de Montbrial and Louis Cailliez, Houellebecq's lawyers, made the argument after the investigating judge's decision, adding that a prophet of misfortune does not wish for misfortune. Najwa El Haïté, lawyer for the Union des mosquées de France, replied that freedom of expression is fundamental but cannot justify everything, and that it is now for the courts to assess the evidence.
Sources (2)
- Michel Houellebecq mis en examen pour des propos hostiles aux musulmans · BFMTVFull article
- L'écrivain Michel Houellebecq mis en examen pour des propos hostiles envers les musulmans · Agence France-PresseFull article
Response record
Responses
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7 responses. First 6 shown initially. Newest first.
Rikki SchlottNew York Post columnist, in an opinion column Before this statement
Schlott writes that the courts should be full of assailants and arsonists but have turned instead to policing the interviews of public intellectuals, and that in France it seems a greater crime to criticize immigration or Islam than to destroy cities.
"The man who defends his nation's spirit and integrity is treated as a greater threat than the man who burns that culture to the ground."
Defended or excusedResponding to: Houellebecq's 2022 remarks about Muslims contain no exhortation, even implicit, and therefore fall within freedom of opinion and expression.
Full statement and sources
In a New York Post column, Schlott calls the charge against Houellebecq an inversion of justice, describes his 2022 comments as criticism of Islam and concern about mass immigration, and says France should be ashamed of criminalizing the thoughts of a public intellectual.
After the statement
The sentence closes the column.
Why this label?
The reference point is Michel Houellebecq's November 2022 remarks about Muslims in Front Populaire, now under judicial investigation. Schlott treats the remarks as legitimate criticism of Islam and immigration and describes Houellebecq as a man who defends his nation's spirit, which defends them. She goes beyond disputing the incitement label, so challenges the characterization does not fit.
This label describes the statement's response within the context above.
Omar Youssef SouleimaneFrench-Syrian writer and journalist, in an opinion column in Le FigaroBefore this statement
Souleimane writes that Houellebecq had reworded his remarks and apologized but was placed under formal investigation all the same, and quotes the 2022 passage predicting attacks and shootings in mosques (translation).
"It was a forecast, the vision of a future in which such violence would take place (Translated from French. Original: C'était une prospective, la vision d'un avenir où de telles violences auraient lieu)"
Challenged the characterizationResponding to: Houellebecq's 2022 remarks about Muslims contain no exhortation, even implicit, and therefore fall within freedom of opinion and expression.
Full statement and sources
In a Le Figaro column, Souleimane argues that Islamists in democracies have learned to fight critics in the courts, notes that Houellebecq had reworded his remarks and apologized, and describes the passage predicting attacks on mosques as a forecast of a possible future.
After the statement
The column then turns to the killing of Aboubakar Cissé, who was stabbed in April (translation).
Why this label?
The reference point is Michel Houellebecq's November 2022 remarks about Muslims in Front Populaire, now under judicial investigation. Souleimane describes the passage on attacks against Muslims as a forecast rather than the provocation the complaints allege, which challenges the characterization. He does not argue that the remarks about Muslims were justified, so defends or excuses does not fit.
This label describes the statement's response within the context above.
Mouvement contre le racisme et pour l'amitié entre les peuplesFrench anti-racism association and civil party in the case, commenting to Le Nouvel Obs Before this statement
Le Nouvel Obs reports that the MRAP and the Union des mosquées de France remained civil parties after the Grande Mosquée de Paris dropped its complaint in January 2023.
"We never considered that these explanations held up; withdrawing our complaint was never in question (Translated from French. Original: Nous n'avons jamais considéré que ces explications tenaient la route, il n'a jamais été question de retirer notre plainte)"
CondemnedResponding to: The wish of France's native-born population is not for Muslims to assimilate but for them to stop robbing and attacking them, or else, as another solution, for them to leave.
Full statement and sources
The MRAP, which kept its complaint after the Grande Mosquée de Paris dropped its own, says it never found Houellebecq's explanations convincing, and Le Nouvel Obs reports that it welcomed the decision to place him under formal investigation.
After the statement
Le Nouvel Obs reports that the MRAP welcomed the decision to place Houellebecq under formal investigation.
Why this label?
The reference point is Michel Houellebecq's November 2022 remarks about Muslims in Front Populaire, now under judicial investigation. The MRAP rejects the explanations Houellebecq gave for the remarks, maintains its criminal complaint over them and welcomes the investigation, which condemns them.
This label describes the statement's response within the context above.
Najwa El HaïtéLawyer for the Union des mosquées de France, a complainant in the case, speaking to AFPBefore this statement
AFP reports that Houellebecq's lawyers said the remarks contained no exhortation and fell within freedom of opinion and expression.
"Freedom of expression is fundamental, but it cannot justify everything (Translated from French. Original: La liberté d'expression est fondamentale mais elle ne saurait tout justifier)"
CondemnedResponding to: Houellebecq's 2022 remarks about Muslims contain no exhortation, even implicit, and therefore fall within freedom of opinion and expression.
Full statement and sources
Responding to Houellebecq's lawyers, Najwa El Haïté, who represents the Union des mosquées de France, says freedom of expression cannot justify everything and that provocation to hatred, when established, is not part of the debate of ideas. She says it is now for the courts to assess the evidence, with respect for the presumption of innocence.
After the statement
She adds that provocation to hatred, when it is established, is not part of the debate of ideas, and that it is now for the courts to weigh the evidence while respecting the presumption of innocence (translation).
L'écrivain Michel Houellebecq mis en examen pour des propos hostiles envers les musulmans · Agence France-PresseFull articleWhy this label?
The reference point is Michel Houellebecq's November 2022 remarks about Muslims in Front Populaire, now under judicial investigation. Speaking for the federation whose complaint led to the investigation, El Haïté rejects the defense that the remarks are protected expression, which condemns them. She leaves the finding to the court and cites the presumption of innocence, but that is a legal caveat rather than a condition on her client's position, so mixed or conditional does not fit.
This label describes the statement's response within the context above.
Thibault de MontbrialLawyer for Michel Houellebecq, in a statement with his co-counsel Louis Cailliez to BFMTV and AFP Before this statement
BFMTV reports that an investigating judge in Nanterre placed Houellebecq under formal investigation on November 10, 2026, and that the Union des mosquées de France had filed a complaint in Nanterre in January 2023.
"Michel Houellebecq contests the criminal offense of which he is accused. The remarks at issue contain no element of exhortation, even implicit, and therefore fall within freedom of opinion and expression (Translated from French. Original: Michel Houellebecq conteste le délit pénal qui lui est reproché. Les propos incriminés ne contiennent pas de dimension d'exhortation, même implicite, et relèvent donc de la liberté d'opinion et d'expression)"
Challenged the characterizationResponding to: Houellebecq's 2022 remarks about Muslims contain no exhortation, even implicit, and therefore fall within freedom of opinion and expression.
Full statement and sources
Speaking for Houellebecq with his co-counsel Louis Cailliez, Thibault de Montbrial says the writer contests the offense, that the remarks contain no exhortation and belong to freedom of opinion and expression, and that a prophet of misfortune does not wish for misfortune.
After the statement
The lawyers add that a prophet of misfortune does not wish for misfortune, that his place is not in a courtroom, and that Houellebecq deplores the growing judicialization of intellectual debate (translation).
Michel Houellebecq mis en examen pour des propos hostiles aux musulmans · BFMTVFull articleL'écrivain Michel Houellebecq mis en examen pour des propos hostiles envers les musulmans · Agence France-PresseFull articleWhy this label?
The reference point is Michel Houellebecq's November 2022 remarks about Muslims in Front Populaire, now under judicial investigation. His lawyers dispute that the remarks amount to incitement, saying they contain no exhortation and belong to free expression, which challenges the characterization. They do not argue that the content of the remarks was right, so defends or excuses does not fit.
This label describes the statement's response within the context above.
Grande Mosquée de ParisParis mosque and Muslim institution, in a statement signed by its rector, Chems-eddine HafizBefore this statement
Le HuffPost reports that the statement, announced on the mosque's X account on December 28, 2022, concerned a complaint to the Paris prosecutor for provocation to hatred against Muslims and called Houellebecq's remarks unacceptable and brutal.
"they do not aim to shed light on any public debate but to stoke discriminatory speech, and acts (Translated from French. Original: elles ne visent pas à éclairer un quelconque débat public mais à attiser les discours discriminatoires, et les actes)"
CondemnedResponding to: The wish of France's native-born population is not for Muslims to assimilate but for them to stop robbing and attacking them, or else, as another solution, for them to leave.
Full statement and sources
Announcing a complaint to the Paris prosecutor for provocation to hatred against Muslims, the Grande Mosquée de Paris calls Houellebecq's remarks unacceptable and brutal and says they aim to stoke discriminatory speech and acts rather than inform public debate.
After the statement
The statement cites the passage in which Houellebecq predicts attacks and shootings in mosques and in cafes frequented by Muslims, and says that strict application of the law should now be sought.
Grande Mosquée de Paris's post on X announcing its complaint against Michel Houellebecq · Grande Mosquée de ParisPost on X, December 28, 2022, 2:33 p.m. CETWhy this label?
The reference point is Michel Houellebecq's November 2022 remarks about Muslims in Front Populaire, now under judicial investigation. The Grande Mosquée de Paris says the remarks aim to stoke discriminatory speech and acts and files a complaint over them, which condemns them. It rejects the remarks themselves rather than only a description of them.
This label describes the statement's response within the context above.
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Front PopulaireMagazine that published the Houellebecq-Onfray conversation, in a post on its X account Before this statement
Front Populaire announced its special issue built around the conversation between Houellebecq and Michel Onfray on November 16, 2022.
"Those who claim that Michel #Houellebecq calls, in our special issue, for there to be "reverse Bataclans"... 1) cannot read OR 2) cannot read (Translated from French. Original: Ceux qui affirment que Michel #Houellebecq appelle, dans notre hors-série, à ce qu'il y ait des "Bataclan à l'envers"... 1) ne savent pas lire OU 2) ne savent pas lire)"
Challenged the characterizationResponding to: The wish of France's native-born population is not for Muslims to assimilate but for them to stop robbing and attacking them, or else, as another solution, for them to leave.
Full statement and sources
Front Populaire, which published the conversation, rejects the reading that Houellebecq called in its special issue for attacks on Muslims, and asks the journalists Jean-Michel Aphatie and Edwy Plenel where they stand.
After the statement
The post ends by tagging the journalists Jean-Michel Aphatie and Edwy Plenel and asking which of the two groups they belong to.
Front Populaire's post on X about readings of Houellebecq's interview · Front PopulairePost on X, December 16, 2022, 12:33 p.m. CETWhy this label?
The reference point is Michel Houellebecq's November 2022 remarks about Muslims in Front Populaire, now under judicial investigation. The magazine disputes the interpretation that the remarks call for attacks on Muslims, which challenges the characterization. It does not argue that the remarks about Muslims were justified, so defends or excuses does not fit.
This label describes the statement's response within the context above.
Sources
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Reporting
L'écrivain Michel Houellebecq mis en examen pour des propos hostiles envers les musulmans
Relevant passage: Full article
About this source
AFP report in French, published by France 24 and carried by Yahoo Actualités. It reports that an investigating judge in Nanterre placed Michel Houellebecq under formal investigation on November 10, 2026, quotes the November 2022 remark at issue, and carries statements from his lawyers, Thibault de Montbrial and Louis Cailliez, and from Najwa El Haïté, lawyer for the Union des mosquées de France.
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- France 24 with AFP
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Reporting
Une fédération de mosquées porte plainte contre Michel Houellebecq
Relevant passage: Opening paragraph
About this source
La Croix report in French that the Union des mosquées de France filed a complaint against Michel Houellebecq on January 13, 2023, for provocation to discrimination, hatred or violence, according to its lawyer.
- Author
- La Croix
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Original post
Front Populaire's post on X announcing its Houellebecq-Onfray special issue
About this source
Post on X by Front Populaire announcing a new special issue built around a conversation between Michel Houellebecq and Michel Onfray.
- Author
- Front Populaire
- Published
- Accessed
Original post
Front Populaire's post on X about readings of Houellebecq's interview
About this source
Post on X by Front Populaire answering people who said Michel Houellebecq had called, in its special issue, for attacks on Muslims. It tags the journalists Jean-Michel Aphatie and Edwy Plenel.
- Author
- Front Populaire
- Published
- Accessed
Reporting
Michel Houellebecq visé par une plainte de la grande mosquée de Paris
Relevant passage: Full article
About this source
Le HuffPost report in French on the Grande Mosquée de Paris complaint. It quotes the institution's statement and the passage of the interview it cited, and mentions Front Populaire's posts about its special issue.
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- Le HuffPost
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Original post
Grande Mosquée de Paris's post on X announcing its complaint against Michel Houellebecq
About this source
Post on X by the Grande Mosquée de Paris announcing a complaint against Michel Houellebecq over remarks about French Muslims in a recent written interview. The post attaches the institution's statement, signed by its rector, Chems-eddine Hafiz.
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- Grande Mosquée de Paris
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- Accessed
Original text
Rikki Schlott's New York Post column on France criminalizing critics of Islam
Relevant passage: Full column
About this source
Opinion column by Rikki Schlott in the New York Post. She argues that France should not prosecute Houellebecq over his 2022 interview and contrasts the case with the unrest in French cities that autumn.
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- Rikki Schlott
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Original text
Omar Youssef Souleimane : « L'affaire Houellebecq montre que les islamistes veulent retourner la démocratie contre elle-même »
Relevant passage: Opening paragraphs
About this source
Opinion column in French by the writer and journalist Omar Youssef Souleimane in Le Figaro's FigaroVox section. He argues that the case against Houellebecq shows Islamists using the courts against critics and describes the 2022 passage on attacks against Muslims as a forecast.
- Author
- Omar Youssef Souleimane
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Reporting
Michel Houellebecq mis en examen pour des propos sur les musulmans et le «grand remplacement»
Relevant passage: Full article
About this source
Le Journal du Dimanche report in French. It quotes longer passages of the November 2022 interview, including the remark about Muslims leaving, the prediction of attacks on mosques and the comments on the great replacement theory, and gives the maximum penalty.
- Author
- Gautier Cruchaudet
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Reporting
L'écrivain Michel Houellebecq mis en examen après des propos sur les musulmans et le «grand remplacement»
Relevant passage: Opening paragraphs
About this source
Le Figaro report in French that first disclosed the formal investigation, citing a source close to the case. It says an investigating judge at the Nanterre court took the decision on November 10, 2026, after criminal complaints by the Union des mosquées de France and the MRAP, and that the rector of the Grande Mosquée de Paris dropped legal action after talking with Houellebecq in January 2023.
- Author
- Guillaume Poingt
- Published
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Reporting
Michel Houellebecq mis en examen pour des propos hostiles aux musulmans
Relevant passage: Full article
About this source
BFMTV report in French, written with AFP. It gives the full wording of the charge, quotes two passages of the November 2022 interview, says the Union des mosquées de France filed its complaint in Nanterre in January 2023, and quotes Houellebecq's lawyers.
- Author
- Maxime Brandstaetter avec AFP
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Reporting
Michel Houellebecq mis en examen quatre ans après des propos hostiles aux musulmans
Relevant passage: Full article
About this source
Le Nouvel Obs report in French. It summarizes the November 2022 remarks, the Grande Mosquée de Paris complaint and its withdrawal in January 2023, the complaints that the MRAP and the Union des mosquées de France kept, and comments from the MRAP, the federation's lawyer and Houellebecq's lawyers.
- Author
- Capucine Sansu
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- Accessed
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