More than\u00a0200 demonstrators are set to\u00a0gather at\u00a0Oxford University on\u00a0Thursday to\u00a0protest the visit of\u00a0Marine Le Pen, the president of\u00a0French right-wing party Front National, according to\u00a0the protesters’ Facebook event page.<\/p>\n
Le Pen, who has been accused of\u00a0stoking Islamophobia after\u00a0attacks in\u00a0Paris last month, is due to\u00a0speak at\u00a0the Oxford Union, the university’s prestigious debating society, at\u00a017:00 GMT.<\/p>\n
“Demonstrate \u2013 No to\u00a0Fascist Marine Le Pen at\u00a0the Oxford Union! Oxford Union \u2013 rescind the invitation!” the demonstrators said on\u00a0the Facebook page.<\/p>\n
The message on\u00a0the page said that Le Pen’s invitation to\u00a0make a speech at\u00a0the Oxford Union only promoted and legitimized racism and fascism in\u00a0society.<\/p>\n
“We will demonstrate to\u00a0argue that fascists should never be allowed a platform,” Unite Against Fascism joint secretary Weyman Bennett was quoted as\u00a0saying in\u00a0the Facebook post.<\/p>\n
He expressed his strong opposition to\u00a0Le Pen’s visit, adding that she once called the Holocaust a “mere detail of\u00a0history.”<\/p>\n
Oxford Union is a debating society in\u00a0Oxford founded in\u00a01823 as\u00a0a platform for\u00a0discussion and debate. The union largely draws its membership from\u00a0the University of\u00a0Oxford.<\/p>\n
Le Pen is known for\u00a0her views that immigration into\u00a0France should be drastically reduced. In January, following\u00a0attacks on\u00a0the Charlie Hebdo magazine in\u00a0Paris, she suggested a referendum on\u00a0the introduction of\u00a0the death penalty in\u00a0the country. – sputniknews.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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