 Thus staying true to the famed french Arab policy of the quai d'Orsay, whose european outgrow is better known as "Eurabia".
Same thing that Shiraq/"De Villepin" unwilling to fight back the Libya/Burkina Faso backed (islamic) rebels in Ivory coast, alienating the rest of the country, and losing on both sides, leading to a mass-exodus of french people chased out of Ivory Coast, and left without any kind of help in France, while the gvt literally spends billions to provide free healthcare to illegals.
EASTERN PROVINCE:The French ambassador Dominique Decherf, on Tuesday June 20, opened a Frw17.9 million administrative bloc for Lycee Islamic de Rwamagana in Rwamagana District. The French Embassy contributed Frw12.6 million to the total cost for the construction of the block. The multimillion administrative bloc includes a library, staffroom, a computer laboratory and offices.
| Just what Rwanda needs after strife, civil war and genocide: a madrassa. Brilliant. |
In his opening remarks during the ceremony that was also attended by the Mufti of the Rwanda Islamic Association, Sheikh Swaleh Habimana, Decherf said that France is committed to contribute to the education development of all religious sects in the country. “We try to contribute financially to all religious sects in the country in many development activities aimed at improving the socio-economic development of people. We feel education is an important tool for human resource development and enhancing national development,” the Ambassador underscored, adding that the French government wants peace and stability among all religious groups.
| The youngins' in this school will learn to memorize the Qur'an and not much else, which will be a big help in finding just the right job after graduation ... |
He urged all religious groups in the country to participate in income-generating activities and other development projects like education, health care and environment, all of which are geared towards improving peopleÂ’s welfare. He pointed out that there are more than four million Muslims in France ...
Actually, official figure since quite a few years is 6 million, and it is more probably estimated at 8-10.
| Four million, six million, they've integrated so well it really doesn't matter, eh? |
... and that more than 50% of the French’s former colonies are Muslims, emphasising that there is a great bond with Islamic speaking countries. He said, “the bond is strong for us to maintain our financial assistance for any developmental activity. We are willing to make any other financial assistance in other projects."
| Unfortunately there's nothing here for all the Rwandan Catholic kids, but that's a minor oversight soon to be corrected ... |
The Mufti said that the French’s contribution to complete the administrative bloc is very important to developing the human resource capacity among the Islamic community and the country in general. “Your contribution is very important and an indication that you’re committed to developing the social welfare of Rwandans through education. The Muslim community in Rwanda is committed to peace, unity, reconciliation and development,” Sheikh Habimana emphasised, urging all parents to take their children to school as it is the only asset a parent can offer to his or her child. He said that human capacity is the only resource for viable economic development of the country.
| Nice words, but the madrassas don't have the best track record in this regard ... |
The ceremony was also attended, among others, by the Director of Co-operation and Culture at the French embassy in Rwanda, Jean Baptiste Luciani, Stephanie Aubin the technical programme co-ordinator at the Embassay and the District Vice-Mayor in charge of social affairs, Alphosine Murikatete. |