French Shari'a Watch
France�s attempt to appease their growing Muslim population by creating an Islamic Council has already blown up in their faces. In the first election, hard-core Islamofascists linked to the infamous Muslim Brotherhood of Egypt won 19 of 58 council seats. (Hat tip: 'Splodey Owl.)
PARIS - Worried by the growth of Islamic fundamentalism in France, the country's interior minister has threatened to expel any foreign Muslim religious leader who disseminates extremist propaganda.
Nicolas Sarkozy issued the warning after the unexpectedly strong showing of a Muslim fundamentalist party in weekend elections for a new council to represent France's various Islamic factions.
The Union of Islamic Organizations of France � inspired by Egypt's banned fundamentalist Muslim Brotherhood � won 19 of the council's 58 seats. The moderate, Algerian-backed Mosque of Paris, which was considered a favorite, won just 15 seats.
Utterly impervious to the lessons of history, once again the French throw meat to a ravening crocodile, only to be shocked�shocked!�when the beast turns its gaze to their legs. Now they�re going to try to put the jinn back in the bottle.
"We want to say very simply: imams who propagate views that run counter to French values will be expelled," Sarkozy told Europe-1 radio on Tuesday.
A majority of Muslim leaders in France are of foreign nationality, according to the Interior Ministry.
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But they still don�t really get it; Sarkozy seems to think the only problem is that they should have started appeasing the radicals sooner.
The council, a major step in France's effort to address the concerns of its 5 million Muslims, will serve as a link to government.
Unlike Roman Catholicism or Judaism, Islam has no hierarchical structure in France and, therefore, no leadership that can directly communicate concerns or grievances to the government.
The lack of structure has forced thousands of Muslims around France to practice their faith in makeshift underground prayer rooms simply because there are not enough mosques.
"If fundamentalism or extremism has spread so much, it is because we condoned an Islam of cellars and garages," Sarkozy said.
Part of the council's purpose is to oversee the building of more mosques and encourage foreign imams to learn French.
France�s attempt to appease their growing Muslim population by creating an Islamic Council has already blown up in their faces. In the first election, hard-core Islamofascists linked to the infamous Muslim Brotherhood of Egypt won 19 of 58 council seats. (Hat tip: 'Splodey Owl.)
PARIS - Worried by the growth of Islamic fundamentalism in France, the country's interior minister has threatened to expel any foreign Muslim religious leader who disseminates extremist propaganda.
Nicolas Sarkozy issued the warning after the unexpectedly strong showing of a Muslim fundamentalist party in weekend elections for a new council to represent France's various Islamic factions.
The Union of Islamic Organizations of France � inspired by Egypt's banned fundamentalist Muslim Brotherhood � won 19 of the council's 58 seats. The moderate, Algerian-backed Mosque of Paris, which was considered a favorite, won just 15 seats.
Utterly impervious to the lessons of history, once again the French throw meat to a ravening crocodile, only to be shocked�shocked!�when the beast turns its gaze to their legs. Now they�re going to try to put the jinn back in the bottle.
"We want to say very simply: imams who propagate views that run counter to French values will be expelled," Sarkozy told Europe-1 radio on Tuesday.
A majority of Muslim leaders in France are of foreign nationality, according to the Interior Ministry.
>>
But they still don�t really get it; Sarkozy seems to think the only problem is that they should have started appeasing the radicals sooner.
The council, a major step in France's effort to address the concerns of its 5 million Muslims, will serve as a link to government.
Unlike Roman Catholicism or Judaism, Islam has no hierarchical structure in France and, therefore, no leadership that can directly communicate concerns or grievances to the government.
The lack of structure has forced thousands of Muslims around France to practice their faith in makeshift underground prayer rooms simply because there are not enough mosques.
"If fundamentalism or extremism has spread so much, it is because we condoned an Islam of cellars and garages," Sarkozy said.
Part of the council's purpose is to oversee the building of more mosques and encourage foreign imams to learn French.
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