Minister of the Interior Domenique de Villepin declared Sunday that he opposed revision of the law of 1905 on secularism, while refusing to “open the Pandora’s box” after his predecessor Nicolas Sarkozy had evoked this eventuality. “No, one should not open the revision of the law of 1905”, indicated Mr. de Villepin.
PARIS – Domenique de Villepin proposed Sunday the creation of a “Foundation for Muslim works” to allow the financing of the places of Muslim worship in France, “within the framework of the law of 1905”.
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands – Arsonists and vandals angered over the alleged Muslim-inspired slaying of a controversial Dutch filmmaker have conducted a series of attacks on Islamic targets, including attempts to burn down two mosques, Dutch media reported Sunday.
