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France votes on anti-radicalism bill that worries Muslims
The Associated Press ^ | February 16, 2021

Posted on 02/16/2021 4:36:15 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer

PARIS - France’s lower house of parliament is voting Tuesday on a bill that would strengthen government oversight of mosques and religious schools and crack down on polygamy and forced marriage, among other measures aimed at rooting out Islamic radicalism.

The bill is part of broader French efforts to fight extremism in recent years that gained new urgency after a teacher was beheaded in October and other attacks. President Emmanuel Macron says the efforts are also needed to protect French values like gender equality and secularism from encroaching fundamentalism in some communities.

But many French Muslims say the draft law limits religious freedom and unfairly targets them, and say France already has enough laws to fight terrorist violence. Critics call the bill a political maneuver by Macron to win support from conservative and far-right voters ahead of next year’s presidential election.

The bill is expected to win approval in the National Assembly, which is dominated by Macron’s centrist party.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: europe; france; lslam; muslims

1 posted on 02/16/2021 4:36:15 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Go back to Africa.


2 posted on 02/16/2021 4:37:50 AM PST by EEGator
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To: EEGator

Yep. If they don’t like France, go home and live in the 5th century.


3 posted on 02/16/2021 4:55:50 AM PST by Amberdawn (Want To Honor Our Troops? Then Be A Citizen Worth Fighting For.)
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To: Amberdawn

They state their intentions, but I’m mean, so clearly I’m trying to begin the Fourth Reich...


4 posted on 02/16/2021 4:59:23 AM PST by EEGator
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To: EEGator

Lol, so true! Better dead than rude as they say.


5 posted on 02/16/2021 5:03:02 AM PST by Amberdawn (Want To Honor Our Troops? Then Be A Citizen Worth Fighting For.)
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To: EEGator

France votes on anti-radicalism bill that pleases French citizens. How about that title?


6 posted on 02/16/2021 5:03:40 AM PST by Ge0ffrey
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To: Ge0ffrey

That title would be just like Mathematics...racist.


7 posted on 02/16/2021 5:04:22 AM PST by EEGator
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“Critics call the bill a political maneuver by Macron to win support from conservative and far-right voters ahead of next year’s presidential election.”

So, it’s an attempt to win support from the very people the law will end up being used on. Bold strategy. The Moslems have little to worry about from this.


8 posted on 02/16/2021 5:21:12 AM PST by cdcdawg (Salute the marines!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

France is making more sense than the USA does at present.


9 posted on 02/16/2021 5:47:07 AM PST by I want the USA back (The nation is in the grips of hysterical insanity, as usual.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The problem is moslems are unfected with the islam virus.

You can’t treat symptoms. You must destroy the disease.


10 posted on 02/16/2021 6:55:57 AM PST by Uncle Miltie (American gun owners number more than the top 10 armies combined. What's Biden's enforcement plan?)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The French need a dead white guy. Specifically the one called Voltaire.


11 posted on 02/16/2021 7:02:54 AM PST by Buttons12 ( )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
France Votes On Government Oversight Of Mosques Law, Islamism Crackdown
12 posted on 02/16/2021 9:57:03 AM PST by blam
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“But many French Muslims say the draft law limits religious freedom and unfairly targets them”

Well, perhaps they’d be happier back in old Algiers.


13 posted on 02/16/2021 10:09:31 AM PST by Boogieman
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