Here (thanks to David) is a text recently submitted to the French National Assembly by a member of parliament. It proposes an amendment to existing law, making it a crime to insult or defame a religion. It specifically mentions that no cartoons mocking religious beliefs will be tolerated. The author of the proposed law makes […]
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Poller: Antisemitism in Non-Antisemitic France
In a Jihad Watch exclusive, the incomparable Nidra Poller discusses the prevalence of antisemitism among Muslims in France: Heard on Jewish radio this morning: an interview with the rabbi of the Sarcelles synagogue. He says that relations between the communities (meaning Muslim and Jewish) were fine until recently. The atmosphere got tense after the November […]
“Death to France…Death to Denmark”
Cartoon rage escalates to kidnapping. “Protests Over Muhammad Cartoons Escalate,” from AP, with thanks to JE: GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – Outrage over caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad escalated in the Arab and Islamic world Thursday, with Palestinian gunmen briefly kidnapping a German citizen and protesters in Pakistan chanting “death to France” and “death to […]
France warns: Nukes in response to terror
That reckless cowboy Jacques Chirac! Doesn’t he want to hew to the “French way” of negotiations and compromise? From Reuters, with thanks to all who sent this in: France said on Thursday it would be ready to launch a targeted nuclear strike against any state that carried out a terrorist attack on French soil. What […]
France divided over how to cast its colonial past
From the Christian Science Monitor: PARIS — Hardly had the fires died down in the Paris suburbs, as the November rioting by immigrant youths petered out, than the flames of another conflict fed by France’s colonial past began to sweep through the political landscape here. This time they are metaphorical. But the passionate debate under […]
France to lift state of emergency
Everything’s back to normal now. Only 425 cars torched New Year’s Eve. Why, that was “calmer than usual.” Who can be concerned about that? From Reuters, with thanks to JE: France says it will lift a state of emergency on Wednesday, which was introduced in November during the worst violence in the country in nearly […]
425 cars torched in New Year’s unrest in France
French New Year’s Jihad update from AP, with thanks to all who sent this in: PARIS Rowdy revelers in France torched 425 vehicles overnight in scattered New Year’s Eve unrest that has become an annual problem in troubled neighborhoods, the national police chief said Sunday. Last year, 333 cars were burned. Police Chief Michel Gaudin […]
“Secular” France issues Hajj guide
“France Issues Hajj Guide, Media Showing Interest,” from IslamOnline, with thanks to Sr. Soph: PARIS, December 17, 2005 (IslamOnline.net) — The French Foreign Ministry has issued thousands of brochures on hajj in French and Arabic to make the spiritual journey easier for its Muslim citizens. The five-page guide contains key advice for the pilgrims during […]
As many as 60 cars still burn nightly in France
French Muslim (yes, Rupert) Riots Update from AFP, with thanks to Sr. Soph: PARIS, Dec 8 (AFP) – Between 40 and 60 cars are still being burned nightly in France more than three weeks after a wave of suburban violence subsided, a senior interior ministry official said Thursday. Stephane Fratacci, the ministry’s director of public […]
Call on Sleeper Cells to Awaken and Attack Britain, Italy, Holland, Denmark, Germany, Russia, Australia, Japan, and Especially France
More on sleeper cells: “A Statement about the Arrest of Sheikh Abu Musab al-Suri and a Message from al-Suri Calling Upon Sleeper Cells to Awaken and Attack Britain, Italy, Holland, Denmark, Germany, Russia, Australia, Japan, and Especially France,” from the SITE Institute, with thanks to News4U: A recently issued statement from the spokesman for Abu […]