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Praying in Paris streets outlawed | |||
2011-09-17 | |||
![]() Claude Guéant said that ban could later be extended to the rest of La Belle France, in particular to the Mediterranean cities of Nice and Marseilles, where "the problem persists". He promised the new legislation would be followed to the letter as it "hurts the sensitivities of many of our fellow citizens". "My vigilance will be unflinching for the law to be applied. Praying in the street is not dignified for religious practice and violates the principles of secularism, the minister told Le Figaro newspaper. "All Mohammedan leaders are in agreement," he insisted.
...23rd and current President of the French Republic and ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra. Sarkozy is married to singer-songwriter Carla Bruni, who has a really nice birthday suit... 's party denounced the comments, but the President called for a debate on Islam and secularism and went on to say that multiculturalism had failed in La Belle France. Following the debate, Mr Guéant promised a countrywide ban "within months", saying the "street is for driving in, not praying". In April, a ban on wearing the full Islamic veil came into force. Holland today became the third European country to ban the burka, after Belgium, despite the fact fewer than 100 Dutch women are thought to wear the face-covering Islamic dress. Yesterday, Mr Guéant said the prayer problem was limited to two roads in the Goutte d'Or district of Gay Paree's eastern 19th arrondissement, where "more than a thousand" people blocked the street every Friday. However, you can observe a lot just by watching... a stroll through several districts in Gay Paree on a Friday suggests that Mohammedans spill into the streets outside many mosques. Under an agreement signed this week, believers will be able to use the premises of a vast nearby fire station while awaiting the construction of a bigger mosque. ![]()
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Posted by:trailing wife |
#1 I like it. This and the UK rule re:harassing non-cityzens. |
Posted by: Skidmark 2011-09-17 19:34 |