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France shut around 20 mosques since December: Minister
2016-08-02
[AlAhram] French authorities have shut down around 20 mosques and prayer halls considered to be preaching radical Islam since December, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said on Monday.

"There is no place ... in La Belle France for those who call for and incite hatred in prayer halls or in mosques, and who don't respect certain republican principles, notably equality between men and women," the minister said.

There are some 2,500 mosques and prayer halls in France, about 120 of which are considered to be preaching radical Salafism.
"That is why I took the decision a few months ago to close mosques through the state of emergency, legal measures or administrative measures. About 20 mosques have been closed, and there will be others."

Cazeneuve was speaking after a meeting with leaders of the French Council of the Moslem Religion.

There are some 2,500 mosques and prayer halls in La Belle France, about 120 of which are considered to be preaching radical Salafism, a strict Sunni interpretation of Islam.

He said that since 2012, 80 people had been expelled from La Belle France, and dozens more expulsions were under way, without giving further details.
Posted by:trailing wife

#4  
Posted by: Skidmark   2016-08-02 12:04  

#3  2000 to go?

2480, more or less. But who's counting?

(obviously not the French...)
Posted by: Pappy   2016-08-02 10:55  

#2  Don't get your hopes up. I doubt we'll be seeing any 'SS City of Benares' style evacuation anytime soon.
Posted by: Besoeker   2016-08-02 06:03  

#1  20 down, 2000 to go?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2016-08-02 05:55  

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