Iran faithful shout 'death to France'

SundayTimes.Co.Za ^ | Saturday January 03, 2004 08:55 - (SA) | AFP

[Bobby777]

TEHRAN - Thousands of Muslim worshippers shouted "death to France" during weekly prayers in response to a sermon denouncing a proposal to prohibit Muslim schoolgirls in France from wearing headscarves.

Ayatollah Ahmad Janati called on Islamic countries to "threaten France with cancelling contracts and to reconsider their relations with France" over the issue.

After months of heated debate, a committee of French experts recommended in December banning "conspicuous" religious insignia from state schools, which are secular.

This would include the hijab, or headscarf; the Jewish kippa, or skullcap, and large crucifixes.

In a subsequent speech, French President Jacques Chirac came out in favour of the ban, which he wants written into law by the start of the next academic year.

But Janati assured worshippers that all that was necessary was "a roar from Muslims, and the French would back off."

He called on the French authorities to "let Muslim women express their freedom and carry out their religious obligations."

His comments were welcomed by shouts of "death to France."

Ever since Chirac spoke on December 17, Arab and Muslim countries have been voicing outrage, even if a few intellectuals dispute claims that Muslim women are bound by duty to wear the headscarf.

Numerous Iranian officials, including reformist President Mohammad Khatami and nearly 200 members of parliament, have already called on the French authorities to reject the ban.

"I hope the French government, which claims to be avant-garde in liberty, equality and fraternity, will cancel this wrong decision," Khatami said last week.

He said the "hijab is a religious necessity and its restriction is a sign of a kind of extreme nationalistic tendency."

On Monday, around 150 conservative students, including women wearing the head-to-foot chador, demonstrated in front of the French embassy in Tehran shouting "death to France" and "death to Chirac the Zionist."

AFP

[Bobby777]

uh oh, sounds like it's happening ... they eat their masters ...

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[vger]

".....that all that was necessary was "a roar from Muslims, and the French would back off."

ain't that the truth!

[Bobby777]

Welcome to the party, pal!

[Mr. Mojo]

Thousands of Muslim worshippers shouted "death to France"

This sentenced provoked some serious cognitive dissonance in me.

[Bobby777]

there is no appeasement possible with barbarians ... they get their way, or they attack ... this is their trademark ...

all the world is freaking out over airplanes, trucks, bridges, buildings, parties, gatherings, sporting events, celebrations, airports, boats, etc ...

why? ... because of one ideaology ... just one ... all this effort, money and time expended because of this ... the same thing that brings terror to Israel on a constant basis ...

[thoughtomator]

no objection here

[Bobby777]

Thousands of Muslim worshippers shouted "death to France"

I was just about to post almost the same thing, but slightly different ...

Thousands of Muslim worshippers shouted "death to France" during weekly prayers

that just about says it all ...

[Moose4]

And unfortunately, with the news from Egypt of the Flash Air plane crash tonight (a chartered 737 full of French tourists), these barbarians should be quite happy. Somewhere around 135 fewer French in the world.

Religion of Peace, my hairy ass.

}:-)4

[Bobby777]

I wouldn't be surprised to find out this is their first "warning" to the French ... the Frogs better wake up, they're getting boiled in the pot ...

[Mr. Mojo]

during weekly prayers

Yeah, I missed that one. Those who are still in denial about the nature of our enemy should contemplate the meaning of that. Religion of Peace my eye.

[Mr. Mojo]

It'll be interesting to see how quickly the French wave their old, battered white flag and allow schoolgirls to wear scarves again.

[Happy2BMe]

"TEHRAN - Thousands of Muslim worshippers shouted "death to France" during weekly prayers in response to a sermon denouncing a proposal to prohibit Muslim schoolgirls in France from wearing headscarves."

Hmmm... mebbe not all jihad warrioRs are as dumb as I have thought . . PING!

[Happy2BMe]

Thousands of Muslim worshippers shouted "death to France" during weekly prayers

Ain't that just special - ain't that RELIGION OF PEACE just so precious.

[Bobby777]

that's what Dave notes in "Israel, Islam and Armageddon" (TheBereanCall.Org for those interested) ... all this comes from "sermons" ... calls for destruction of others ...

[Bonaparte]

"...hijab is a religious necessity..."

Too bad Chirac has no cojones. If he did, he would say: "No problem. Let people from the countries of the West freely engage in their religious practices in your countries and you can freely engage in your practices here." That would call their bluff, but I'm not holding my breath waiting for any western leader to say that.

[F14 Pilot]

Roger, Thanks for the Ping~!

[Cindy]

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"Egypt Airliner CRASHED in Egypt"
KINGTV News-Seattle | 1/2/2004 | ME


Posted on 01/02/2004 11:09:03 PM PST by Gorons


"Local news just flashed that an Egypt Airliner has crashed in Egypt...

Reporting majority of ~135 passengers are French tourists...."

[autoresponder]

All sweetness and light.......

[Dallas59]

"Death to France"

Uh-oh, a common idea has been found with Islam?