Protests and riots in Paris on 17 October 2026. Demonstrators gathered around Place de la République amid tear gas; cars and shared bikes were set on fire on Boulevard Voltaire and extinguished by the Paris Fire Brigade (BSPP); shops were looted, including a Chanel boutique in Le Marais at night.
The “peaceful student protests” taking place in France have resulted in ruined businesses, burned historic buildings, and desecrated statues. These rioters are making a point to further push Islam onto Western Civilization. (READ MORE: The French Revolution of the 21st Century: From the Guillotine to the Suicide Vest)
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Elaine Ellinger, author of The Deen Fallacy: How the West Came to Misclassify Islam, joins The Spectacle Podcast hosts Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay to discuss the riots in France and the underlying influence of Islamic ideology around the world. Elaine shares how the West’s false conception of Islam as a “religion” has allowed the ideology to pervade our institutions, and encourages sharing the truth about what Islam actually is. (RELATED: The 5QT Presents: The Five Black Pills, Part 2 — Islam, Islamization, and Third-Worldism)
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