{"id":148283,"date":"2025-06-08T14:39:50","date_gmt":"2025-06-08T14:39:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/a-white-march-held-in-marseille-in-honor-of-hichem-miraoui\/"},"modified":"2025-06-08T14:39:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T14:39:52","slug":"a-white-march-held-in-marseille-in-honor-of-hichem-miraoui","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/a-white-march-held-in-marseille-in-honor-of-hichem-miraoui\/","title":{"rendered":"A white march held in Marseille in honor of Hichem Miraoui."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"article__media\">\n        <picture class=\"article__media\"><source   alt=\"Marche blanche, \u00e0 Marseille, en hommage \u00e0 Hichem Miraoui, le 8 juin 2025.\" width=\"664\" height=\"443\"><\/source>\n        <\/picture>\n        <noscript><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/9928806_ftp-import-images-1-tkrzthzppqz5-5133265-01-06.jpg\" alt=\"Marche blanche, \u00e0 Marseille, en hommage \u00e0 Hichem Miraoui, le 8 juin 2025.\"\/><br \/>\n        <\/noscript><figcaption class=\"article__legend\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Marche blanche, \u00e0 Marseille, en hommage \u00e0 Hichem Miraoui, le 8 juin 2025. <span class=\"article__credit\" aria-hidden=\"true\">CHRISTOPHE SIMON \/ AFP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">On the morning of June 8, 2025, approximately \u00a0450 people\u00a0 silently participated in a \u00a0white march\u00a0 held in Marseille, dedicated to the memory of \u00a0Hichem Miraoui\u00a0, a forty-year-old Tunisian man who was tragically murdered by a French neighbor on May 31. This crime is being classified by authorities as both \u00a0terroristic\u00a0 and \u00a0racist\u00a0 in nature.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/societe\/article\/2025\/06\/06\/attentat-raciste-dans-le-var-les-proches-d-hichem-miraoui-appellent-a-une-marche-blanche-dans-le-respect_6610821_3224.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The victim&#8217;s relatives<\/a>, along with Turkish neighbors who were also affected, walked under a banner that read, \u00a0\u201cRacism has killed again. Justice for Hichem.\u201d\u00a0 The atmosphere was somber, reflecting the pain of the community.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">Those attending the march paused for a \u00a0minute of silence\u00a0 before chanting \u00a0\u201cJustice for Hichem!\u201d\u00a0 Mouna Miraoui, the victim\u2019s cousin, expressed her anguish, stating, \u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s despicable what has happened. We demand justice.\u201d\u00a0 She continued, emphasizing the need for understanding across cultures, saying, \u00a0\u201cJust because we do not share the same nationality or religion does not justify hatred or violence.\u201d\u00a0 Miraoui described her cousin as a \u00a0generous\u00a0 soul who was fully integrated into his community. Tragically, during the final moments of his life, he was on the phone with his mother, and his last words were, \u00a0\u201cOuch.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"article__sub-title\">A Call for Republican Awakening<\/h2>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">Sefen Guez Guez, the attorney representing \u00a0Hichem Miraoui\u2019s family\u00a0, articulated that the march represented a \u00a0call for a republican awakening\u00a0. He stated, \u00a0\u201cWe will fight relentlessly until all responsibilities are accounted for, reaching the highest levels of the state.\u201d\u00a0 Guez Guez condemned the atmosphere of \u00a0racism, Islamophobia, and xenophobia\u00a0 that he attributed to the circumstances surrounding Hichem\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">He further elaborated, \u00a0\u201cThe murderer has undoubtedly fed off the rhetoric of politicians: when we say \u2018down with the veil,\u2019 we implicitly mean \u2018down with immigrants.\u2019 When we talk about a migratory flood, we portray outsiders as foes. This discourse places foreigners as lesser citizens, unequal to their French counterparts.\u201d\u00a0 These statements highlighted the deeper societal concerns related to the crime.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">This white march, attended by several \u00a0La France Insoumise\u00a0 deputies from the region, including \u00a0Manuel Bompard\u00a0, \u00a0S\u00e9bastien Delogu\u00a0, and \u00a0Rapha\u00ebl Arnault\u00a0, was intended to remain apolitical in nature. Another march is scheduled to take place later in the afternoon in \u00a0Puget-sur-Argens\u00a0.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/societe\/article\/2025\/06\/01\/var-un-homme-tue-son-voisin-tunisien-par-balles-et-diffuse-des-videos-racistes_6609929_3224.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">On May 31, around 10 PM<\/a>, French national \u00a0Christophe Belgembe\u00a0, 53, allegedly \u00a0fired several shots\u00a0 at his neighbor Hichem Miraoui, who was sitting in his car. Prior to and subsequent to this act, he posted numerous \u00a0racist videos\u00a0 on Facebook. He is currently incarcerated and has confessed to the crime while denying its racist implications. He has since been charged with \u00a0terroristic murder\u00a0 due to the victim&#8217;s ethnicity.<\/p>\n<p>This tragic incident has sparked significant public outcry and debate over the pervasive nature of \u00a0racism and violence\u00a0 in contemporary society. Many are calling for deeper engagement within communities to combat such hateful ideologies. As the community mourns Hichem\u2019s death, it stands united in a demand for justice and a \u00a0commitment against racism\u00a0, seeking a future where diversity is celebrated rather than condemned.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/category\/general\/\" rel=\"dofollow\">General News &#8211; 2<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marche blanche, \u00e0 Marseille, en hommage \u00e0 Hichem Miraoui, le 8 juin 2025. CHRISTOPHE SIMON \/ AFP On the morning of June 8, 2025, approximately \u00a0450 people\u00a0 silently participated in a \u00a0white march\u00a0 held in Marseille, dedicated to the memory of \u00a0Hichem Miraoui\u00a0, a forty-year-old Tunisian man who was tragically murdered by a French neighbor [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":148284,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-148283","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148283","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=148283"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148283\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/148284"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=148283"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=148283"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=148283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}