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Good News? - Maybe Not - French Interior Minister Bans Street Prayers in France
From Will at The Other News:
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Good News? - Maybe Not - French Interior Minister Bans Street Prayers in France
From Will at The Other News:
(IslamVersuseurope).Muslim community leaders reached an agreement with police on Wednesday to open a mosque in the north of Paris, aimed at bringing to an end prayers in the street in the Goutte d'Or quarter of the city.The agreement was reached just before an official ban on prayers in the street is implemented across the country.Read the full story here.
In an interview with Le Figaro, interior minister Claude Guéant confirmed the agreement had been signed on Wednesday evening and said he would remain "vigilant without fail" about ending street prayers.
"Praying in the street is not dignified as a religious practice," he said. "It contravenes our principle of secularism."
He said the new mosque would provide "an area of 2,000 square metres" and would be "rented for €30,000 a year."A former fire station will be used for the mosque, which can receive up to 2,700 people. On Wednesday, there were signs that the mosque might not be ready for prayers on Friday.
Magazine Le Point reported that work was running late. "We are not cattle," it quoted one Imam as saying.
Prayers in the street became a national issue when Front National leader Marine Le Pen provoked outrage by comparing street prayers to the Second World War, likening them to an "occupation."
"There may not be armoured vehicles or soldiers, but it's an occupation all the same and it's hard for the locals," she said in December 2010.The national ban on prayers in the street comes into force on Friday.
An Anonymous commenter remarks:
It's a win/win for the invading hoards. The street prayers are formed by devout followers who arrive from various areas convening at a location which is experiencing difficulty getting approval for expansion of existing mosques/community centers/whatever new name they give these structures, or are outright refused to rent or build new.
The street prayer tactic demonstrates it is a proven and intimidating show of power through numbers.
Now, the street prayers in this area will be banned, since they have achieved their goal with the expanded unit. The defeated folks that fought the expansion fearing the demographic shift will migrate to a hopefully less threatened region. The devout will regroup and focus their next move on to the another contested location and start all over again.
Rinse, wash, repeat.
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