France’s law-and-order interior minister has threatened to close any mosque in France that is considered extremist and expel any Muslim prayer leader who preaches a radical message. In an interview in Le Figaro published on Thursday, the minister, Nicolas Sarkozy, also pledged to deny visas to Muslim participants in conferences who did not respect the values of the French state. “The Muslims are not above the law, but they are not below the law either,” Mr. Sarkozy was quoted as saying. “Because I have reached out my hand, I can be very firm against all fundamentalist movements.” Full Story
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