Following the murder of a young Muslim in a mosque in the Gard region of southern France, the French Minister of the Interior, Bruno Retailleau, has been accused of stirring up hatred against Muslims, particularly by the left, which has protested against the minister's "double standards." The brutal murder of Aboubakar Cissé in a mosque in the Gard department last Friday by a French citizen who slashed him with dozens of stab wounds has caused a wave of emotion in France's Muslim community but also among left-wing parties and human rights organizations and associations. The leader of the "France insoumise" party, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, has questioned the stances taken by the Minister of the Interior in recent months, accusing him of fostering "an islamophobic climate" in the country.