Raphaël Kempf Member of the Paris Bar. Separatism: Bringing Islam and France’s Muslims to Heel Raphaël Kempf · November 2020 President Emmanuel Macron addressed the nation on Friday 2 October with a speech on “separatism”. His initiative was preceded by a political and media campaign aimed effectively at criminalising Islam and the Muslims. This trend was illustrated by a report published by the Senate in July 2020. (…)