MojNews-A poll said on Wednesday that ۴۲% of Muslims in France were harassed at least once in their lives.

The survey published by the French Public Opinion Institute ( IFOP ) said most racial harassment occurred during police controls, job applications and house rentals.

۶۰% of Muslim women who wear headscarf said they were harassed at least once, while this figure was ۴۴% for non-headscarf-wearing Muslim women.

۲۴% of Muslims who participated in the survey said they were verbally attacked and this rate was ۹% for non-Muslims.

Also, ۳۷% of the headscarf-wearing Muslim women said they were insulted.

Last month, French far-right lawmaker Julien Odoul had requested from a Muslim woman to take off her veil in a meeting in eastern Besancon and attacked her verbally.

After the incident, the issue sparked discussions and statements targeting Muslims.