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Although there are many studies in the literature which focuses the reconstruction of Islamophobia in French media; most of these studies focus on the effects of an event such as the Charlie Hedbo, Paris, Nice attacks, veil bans that can increase anti-Islamism in the country. In this context, the main purpose of this study is to analyze the representation of “Islam” in Le Figaro (center right), Le Monde (center left), L'Opinion whose publishing policies differs, in the period before the 2022 Presidential elections when any crime/terrorism event did not occur. So, in 01.01.2022 and 31.03.2022 period, the contents with the keyword "Islam" in the newspapers were examined by quantitative and qualitative content analysis method via type/subject/quality/formal features of contents, the level of discriminatory phrases, the presence of binary oppositions and interaction variables. In conclusion, although the numerical distribution in the newspapers changes according to the publication policies, it is stated that Islam is represented in a biased and negative way as a manipulative ideology and enemy, associated with terrorism, security, crime and the analysed contents include othering statements against Muslims. However, it has been determined that the quantitative/subjectbased distribution of the contents and the construction of binary oppositions vary according to the publication policies. In addition, another important result of the research is that although the Islamophobic and racist discourse of Presidential candidate E. Zemmour, who stands out with his far-right policies, is affirmed in Le Figaro; a critical approach to this discourse is adopted in Le Monde and L'Opinion newspapers, and the current President E. Macron's efforts for dialogue with Muslim communities are affirmed.