<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">The 2024 Olympics, held in the French capital, Paris, have been subject to much criticism for many reasons, and many celebrities have expressed their dissatisfaction after the opening ceremony. </p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:700/400;" src="https://www.rgtrustschool.net/ar/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/19_2022-638071436914907602-490.jpg" alt="Paris 2024 Olympics start date, group stage and tournament format - Trust Trend" ></figure><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Hijab ban for French athletes</span> </h2><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:600/338;" src="https://www.rgtrustschool.net/ar/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%81%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%AD%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%82%D9%84%D8%A9-%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%88%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B3-2024-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%85-%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%82%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%A9.jpg" alt="Frequencies of open channels broadcasting the Paris 2024 Olympics today via satellite - Trust Trend" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> In a controversial move in France, French authorities banned female athletes competing from the host country from wearing the Islamic headscarf during the Games. In September, then-French Sports Minister Emilie Oudea-Castera said that French athletes would be banned from wearing the headscarf during the Olympic Games. The decision was met with widespread criticism and protests, especially given that France is home to one of the largest Muslim communities in Europe. </p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:1200/630;" src="https://ar.shafaqna.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A7.webp" alt="After the Hijab Ban, a French Runner Wears a Hat at the Opening of the Olympics | Shafaqna Arabic" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> French officials saw the country's Olympic team as civil servants and therefore had to abide by strict secularism rules.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> However, this decision has angered many people, celebrities and human rights experts around the world, who consider it a kind of disrespect for cultural diversity. </p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:780/470;" src="https://reeyadha.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_2980-780x470.jpeg" alt="Paris 2024: Will the hijab ban also apply to Arab female players? - Reeyadha" ></figure><h3 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Many criticisms of the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics</span> </h3><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:700/466;" src="https://www.allsides.com/sites/default/files/styles/news_large_image/public/4290494.jpg?itok=y98LV7g5" alt="Apparent drag 'parody of Last Supper' at Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony sparks controversy | AllSides" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The 2024 Olympics opening show has also sparked widespread controversy, with some describing it as “overly sexual” and “blasphemous.” Many internet users expressed their anger and disapproval of the presence of children in the opening show, which was considered controversial and blasphemous, especially because of its depiction of the Last Supper with transgender men and drag queens present, which sparked a violent reaction from internet users, with many individuals expressing their rejection of it, describing it as an “insult to Christians.” </p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:1920/1080;" src="https://preview.redd.it/nicky-doll-and-other-french-queens-in-the-paris-2024-v0-2fumtbj70xed1.jpeg?auto=webp&s=170388a660b4891fbcfa6e7f7d3a39b3e1834a8e" alt="Nicky Doll and other French queens in the Paris 2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony! : r/rupaulsdragrace" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Criticisms also went beyond the opening show to the quality of the food served, which was described as incomparable to the food served at the Tokyo Olympics and not up to the importance of this major event.</p><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">International organizations and celebrities criticize the Paris Olympics</span> </h4><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:400/225;" src="https://i0.wp.com/bouncenationkenya.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/VIDEO-Man-in-smurf-costume-has-his-dick-bulge-out.jpeg?w=400" alt="VIDEO: Man In Smurf Costume Has His Dick Bulge Out While Performing As He And Drag Queens Mocked Jesus Last Supper At 2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony In Paris - Bounce Nation" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Amnesty International commented in a report on the decisions issued by the French government, saying: “The ban imposed on French female athletes wearing the hijab at the Olympics in Paris reflects the ‘discriminatory hypocrisy’ of the French authorities and the weakness and cowardice of the International Olympic Committee.”</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> French historian Fabrice Recepputi commented on the matter, saying: “Welcome to the first anti-Islam Olympics in history!”</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The famous British influencer, “Ollie London,” commented on the event in a post on the “X” platform, saying: “France has officially failed.” </p><figure class="media"><oembed url="https://x.com/OliLondonTV/status/1816976279716901089"></oembed></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> “This is crazy,” commented Clint Russell, host of the popular Liberty Lockdown Podcast. “You could open this event by replacing Jesus and the disciples at the Last Supper with trans men,” he continued. “There are 2.4 billion Christians on the planet and the Olympics seemed to want to send a message to all of them loud and clear: Get out the door, you’re not welcome.” </p><figure class="media"><oembed url="https://x.com/LibertyLockPod/status/1816938415822159951"></oembed></figure><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:1024/683;" src="https://offloadmedia.feverup.com/parissecret.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/13160929/Montage-photo-article-PS-2024-05-13T160903.036-1024x683.jpg" alt="OLYMPIC GAMES 2024: Drag Queens To Carry Olympic Flame" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The opening act even caught the attention of Elon Musk, who called the performance “disrespectful to Christians.” French politicians also weighed in, with French politician Marion Maréchal-Le Pen saying: “To all the Christians of the world who are watching the #Paris2024 concert and are offended by this parody of the Last Supper, know that it is not France that is speaking, but a leftist minority ready for any provocation.” </p><figure class="media"><oembed url="https://x.com/MarionMarechal/status/1816925819077296174"></oembed></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Emirati lawyer and writer Dr. Habib Al Mulla also commented on the event through a post on his page on the “X” website, saying: “A global uproar over the Paris Olympics after the embodiment of the Last Supper of Jesus Christ in the opening ceremony by transsexuals with a reference to pedophilia, seeking to impose their filth on the world, and the truth remains truth and falsehood remains falsehood.” </p><figure class="media"><oembed url="https://x.com/DrHabibAlMulla/status/1817046075691184144"></oembed></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Several Arab pages commented on the event, including "Moaz's" page, who commented by saying: "Today is supposed to be the opening ceremony of the Olympics and a show about sports in general, but since it is in Paris, what will be part of it??! Please see the agenda that this ugly scene has filled with. It appeared as part of the opening show." </p><figure class="media"><oembed url="https://x.com/M0ATH/status/1816940325794881925"></oembed></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Some followers compared the opening show of the 2008 Chinese Olympics with the recent opening show in <a href="https://news.sbisiali.com/news/article/after-a-4-year-absence-celine-dion-participates-in-the-paris-olympics">Paris</a> , as the “Travis” page posted on the X platform: “The opening show of the 2008 <a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&search=%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%8A%D9%86&wprov=acrw1_0">Chinese</a> Olympics, notice the difference between this show and the opening of the Olympics today in <a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%A7">France</a> , the West is heading towards the abyss.” </p><figure class="media"><oembed url="https://x.com/iirode0/status/1816946624351858965"></oembed></figure>