Why do activists in France use the slogan "Bismillah, c'est les ténèbres"?

In France, students who have been protesting for better education conditions for the last month were joined by "yellow vests" protesting the high cost of living, farmers and climate activists raising their voices against fuel prices, and major acts of violence, including arson and looting, took place over the weekend.

In these protests spread across France, which made headlines around the world, a banner and its slogan, which were widely adopted among the demonstrators, were particularly striking.

The French phrase "Bismillah, c'est les ténèbres" ("Bismillah, everywhere is dark") was frequently caught on camera during protests across the country and became the unofficial slogan of the protests.

There is an interesting story behind the inclusion of this slogan in the protests.

It is estimated that the phrase Bismillah, c'est les ténèbres (Pronounced: Bismillah se le teneb) was used for the first time on the social media application Snapchat. In fact, it is claimed that the first person to use this expression was an undercover police officer who introduced himself as an activist.

This slogan and the same sentence were used not only in France but also in demonstrations in Italy and Belgium, in solidarity with the activists in France.

It is not yet known whether the person who sent the messages that caused the spread of the slogans was actually an undercover police officer.

Those who blame immigrants and far-left groups, especially for looting in France, put forward the slogan as evidence of their claims. However, there is no evidence that the claims are true.