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'Anti-Islam' debate on secularism has France in an uproar
by Colin Randall https://www.legal-project.org/1266/anti-islam-debate-on-secularism-has-france-in Excerpt: MARSEILLES // The French government is resisting mounting pressure to abandon a planned debate on Islam that has split the ruling party, dismayed Muslims and united leaders of all the country's main religions in firm opposition. In its first joint communiqué since being created last November, the Conference of French Religious Leaders said the approach of presidential elections, scheduled for one year from now, was not the right time for a discussion that could stigmatise Muslims and increase prejudice. Widespread criticism of the debate, scheduled for Tuesday, underlines the government's failure to prove its claim that it is intended to be about France's legally enshrined secularism and not solely on Islam. Read the complete original version of this item... receive the latest by email: subscribe to the legal project's free mailing list Note: The content of external articles does not necessarily reflect the views of The Legal Project. |
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