Charlie Hebdo Making Monkey Cartoon of Muslim Woman With Hijab

French magazine Charlie Hebdo portrays hijabi student 'as a monkey'

The Islamophobic cartoon has sparked outrage online.

Maryam Pougetoux, leader of a student union at Paris' Sorbonne University, is the latest victim of Islamophobic hate after appearing in a documentary ... in a hijab. 

In it, the 19-year-old student talked about the ongoing student protests in France. She was met with immense hate online - not for her views, but merely because she wears the hijab. 

France's interior minister, Gerard Collomb, was among those who criticized the student's appearance, referring to Pougetoux's choice of attire as a "provocation," according to BBC.

Marlene Schiappa, the country's Equality Minister, called it a "form of promotion of political Islam."

rench Interior Minister, Gerard Collomb, stirred controversy when he criticised Pougetoux’s attire saying he was shocked to see the 19- year-old girl appear on French television, saying it is clear that young Muslims are planning to fight a cultural battle.

Meanwhile, Pougetoux defended herself in an interview, saying her headscarf has nothing to do with politics and stems from personal faith.