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Wednesday, May 04, 2016

France to Ban Islam?

Wearing Muslim head scarves in schools has been banned all over the country since 2004. But will the mayor of Nice get away with telling Muslim football players they can’t pray on the field? 

Many in Nice question why Mayor Christian Estrosi is suddenly taking a harder-than-normal line against Muslims—trying to shut down a big mosque and threatening to cut funds to the local soccer club if players continue to pray on the pitch—less than two weeks after a report indicating ISIS is planning an attack on the beaches of southern France and Italy. 

“He’s clearly starting a fire designed to pit the local Nicois against the local Muslims,” said Karim, 21, a young activist in one of Nice’s Muslim neighborhoods. “He’s using a form of blackmail to get more non-Muslims on his side and against our community. And to what end? He could end up radicalizing a lot of kids as a result.” 

Estrosi announced late last week that football clubs on the Riviera must respect a “secularism charter” that forbids bringing religion into the game, invoking the hallowed law enacted in 1905 that strictly separates church and state.

Source: The Daily Beast

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Should be done here, too. Assimilate when you go to another country and you're a guest in our house.

Anonymous said...

Just curious how you assimilate in a country like ours. We are a diverse country and always have been. Should we be wearing native American clothes?

Anonymous said...

Bull#!$@ if it wasn't for anglosaxans you would still be living in a TP .

Anonymous said...

Good call.