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Attack in Isère: politicians’ reactions
Francois Hollande: “Of course there is emotion, but emotion cannot be the only response: it’s action, prevention, dissuasion, never giving into fear, not creating useless divisions, suspicions or intolerance. It’s to do the work Franchmen expect of us, to protect them, establish truth and eradicate responsible groups or individuals and acts.” Nicolas Sarkozy: “Never will…
France “has never faced such a threat,” says Manuel Valls
“We cannot become habituated to violence, to barbarity, to death,” said Prime Minister Maneul Valls, regarding the attack. Stating that that investigation is ongoing, Valls did not provide details about Salhi’s potential accomplices or how the suspect was radicalized. The prime minister paid his respects to the victim, as well as those in Sousse and…
France’s Le Pen hails Egypt’s battle against ‘extremism’
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Sunday praised the fight against “extremism” launched by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who is accused of a bloody crackdown against Islamists. In July 2013, then army chief Sisi overthrew Islamist president Mohammed Morsi after mass protests against his turbulent year-long rule, and a subsequent crackdown on…
French court convicts ultraconservative Muslim as disruptive force at Lyon mosque
A mosque has won an unusual court battle against a Salafist member of the congregation regarded as disruptive and, in an apparent first for Muslims, used France’s 1905 law guaranteeing secularism to argue its case. A court ruled on Wednesday in favor of the small Oullins mosque outside of Lyon. It convited Faouzi Saidi,…
In Egypt to meet moderate Muslims, France’s far-right leader is scolded for her views on Islam
Marine le Pen, the leader of the popular French far right National Front party, has often seemed at loggerheads with Islam. Just after the devastating attacks in Paris this year, for example, she tweeted: “It is the Islamists who have declared war on France.” However, Le Pen herself has often gone to some lengths to say her…