4.16.03.
Islamic France...
"This week France found itself taking an unexpected step closer to sharia, European-style, with the surprising electoral success of the Union of Islamic Organizations, an Islamist group that preaches Islamic law for France, which between 5 and 10 million Muslims now call home. Having won a big chunk [35%] of the seats on the new Islamic council created by the government to foster "an official (read: moderate) Islam for France," the decidedly un-moderate group has earned its place at the government table.
This prompted surprisingly tough talk from Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkosy: 'Any prayer leader whose views run contrary to the values of the republic will be expelled.' and: 'Islamic law will not apply anywhere, because it is not the law of the French republic.'" (NYTimes- more...)
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