France's Macron vows to fight 'Islamist separatism'

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced plans for tougher laws to tackle what he called "Islamist separatism" and defend secular values.

In a keenly awaited speech, Mr Macron said a minority of France's estimated six million Muslims were in danger of forming a "counter-society".

His proposals include stricter oversight of schooling and control over foreign funding of mosques.

He had been under pressure to address radical Islam amid security fears.

But his comments were condemned by some Muslim activists who accused him of trying to repress Islam in the country.

Under France's strict principles of secularism, or laïcité, the government is separated by law from religious institutions. The idea is that people of different religions and beliefs are equal before the law.

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Mr Macron's plans include closer scrutiny of Muslim private schools.

The country also has the largest population of Muslims in Western Europe. Many complain the authorities use secularism to specifically target them, for instance in banning the hijab.

Speaking outside Paris on Friday, Mr Macron said radical Islam was a danger to France because it held its own laws above all others and "often results in the creation of a counter-society".

He said this form of sectarianism often translated into children being kept out of school, and the use of sporting, cultural and other community activities as a "pretext to teach principles that do not conform to the laws of the republic".

"Islam is a religion that is in crisis all over the world today, we are not just seeing this in our country."

The measures announced by the president will form legislation that will go to parliament before the end of the year.

They include:

stricter monitoring of sports organisations and other associations so that they do not become a front for Islamist teaching
an end to the system of imams being sent to France from abroad
improved oversight of the financing of mosques
home-schooling restricted
Mr Macron also said France must do more to offer economic and social mobility to immigrant communities, adding that radicals had often filled the vacuum.

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He speech was the fruit of many months of discussions with religious leaders and intellectuals, says the BBC's Hugh Schofield in Paris. It is being spun by the Élysée Palace as a sign that he wants to talk openly and without embarrassment about the dangers posed by radical Islam.

Many also see the address as an attempt to appeal to right-wing voters ahead of the 2022 presidential election, our correspondent adds.

Islam is increasingly seen as a threat to France's core values in the wake of several terror attacks targeting secular liberties such as freedom of expression.

Last week a man wounded two people with a meat cleaver outside the former Paris offices of the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine, which the government denounced as "Islamist terrorism". In January 2015, jihadists killed 12 people in and around the magazine's offices to avenge its publication of caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed.

Muslims in France have roundly condemned the violence, and some reacted angrily to Mr Macron's proposals on Friday.

"The repression of Muslims has been a threat, now it is a promise," tweeted French human rights activist Yasser Louati.

"In a one hour speech #Macron burried [sic] #laïcité, emboldened the far right, anti-Muslim leftists and threatened the lives of Muslim students by calling for drastic limits on home schooling despite a global pandemic."

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54383173

Islam has basically made themselves a menace to every society they come across.
No society encounters Islam and remains a happy, free society.
That is why the Chinese government calls it a disease that needs to be cured

Ok

Arrrrrrrh

Indeed religion of peace.

You know one thing about Islam, if they are in your country, they will never obey government rule, even though the rule slightly devour thier belief. That is why most people consider then terrorist. They are govern by the Qur'an, they don't believe in moral laws, so if you go against thier book then be ready for a chaotic rift.

Is good to follow the government, the Bible admonish us Christian to respect laws and order and pray for our leaders .

You can't trust a fantastic Muslim. I don't keep tires with them.. I remember vividly when I was in ND 1 one yeye guy post something in a whatapp group about Islam, do you know those people hunt that boy till they saw that he was expelle before they rest. If that boy stay in that school he's very vulnerable to thier attack . cause they often fight for thier God.

Any yeye person quote me here, I don't like creating altercation especially on nairaland, but if you qoute me and tell me Rubbish today eh

flyingpig:
Give Islam an inch of official recognition in your country and decades after there MUST be a breakaway hydra violent Muslim sect. Best thing for any country is to be secular but ban Islam.

Islam is a religion that must be banned in any secular society honestly. The only thing those towel heads know is repression repression repression!
Take a look at nairaland Islam section and see the verdict... you must swear an oath to comment in their crazy threads.
Islam is a cult period

hmmmm make I hear

Europe's greatest mistake was to open Her hands in form of Refuge and asylum to displaced Middle East folks, the same sect of people Saudis, Kuwaitis(Fellow muslima) couldn't grant asylum, Europe foolishly did

Now the UK, France, Germany are finding it hard to push away with 10fingers the mad men they invited into Their domain with a finger and they'll forever continue to battle that for a very Looong time

That's why I doff my hat to Donald Trump for rejecting them and closing America's Boarders against them as toughly as he can

heendrix:
Europe's greatest mistake was to open Her hands in form of Refuge and asylum to displaced Middle East folks, the same sect of people Saudis, Kuwaitis(Fellow muslima) couldn't grant asylum, Europe foolishly did

Now the UK, France, Germany are finding it hard to push away with 10fingers the mad men they invited into Their domain with a finger and they'll forever continue to battle that for a very Looong time

That's why I doff my hat to Donald Trump for rejecting them and closing America's Boarders against them as toughly as he can

I started disliking Donald trump after he banned Nigerians from getting US green card....but I honestly thought that America needed to curtail Islamic migration.
The only 'peaceful' religion that can't point one peaceful and free Islamic country.

I wan fvck

Egypt's Islamic academy criticizes Macron's Islamophobic comments
A renowned Islamic research center in Egypt has decried French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent Islamophobic comments as an “obvious call for racism and hate.”
http://en.hausatv.com/news/content/19984

longetivity:
I wan fvck

Who stop you?

Even the way some people in Nigeria practice Islam in Nigeria is very disturbing. Such a pity! smh

africatv:
Egypt's Islamic academy criticizes Macron's Islamophobic comments
A renowned Islamic research center in Egypt has decried French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent Islamophobic comments as an “obvious call for racism and hate.”
http://en.hausatv.com/news/content/19984

Racism ko? mtcheew. As if they (Egyptians) are not even more racists to blacks sef. yeye

Macron is right! Islam is becoming disturbing in nations around the world courtesy the extremists. More disturbing is the fact that the RIGHT THINKING Muslims are not even doing anything much to put this menace (extremists sects/groups) to book. Sounds like some of them are in support. With the various happenings, even a toddler would never call Islam PEACEFUL. Never!

You wont see the them in this kind thread to tell you that everything macron said is true.

Egypt's Islamic academy slams Macron's Islamophobic remarks
A prominent Islamic research center in Egypt has denounced French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent Islamophobic remarks as an “explicit call for racism and hate.”
http://en.hausatv.com/news/content/20035

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selemempe:
Islam is a religion that must be banned in any secular society honestly. The only thing those towel heads know is repression repression repression!
Take a look at nairaland Islam section and see the verdict... you must swear an oath to comment in their crazy threads.
Islam is a cult period

[/s] shut up

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Danny50:
You wont see the them in this kind thread to tell you that everything macron said is true.

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sbaks:
Macron is right! Islam is becoming disturbing in nations around the world courtesy the extremists. More disturbing is the fact that the RIGHT THINKING Muslims are not even doing anything much to put this menace (extremists sects/groups) to book. Sounds like some of them are in support. With the various happenings, even a toddler would never call Islam PEACEFUL. Never!

[/s] keep quiet

AIlahuAkbar:
shut up

terrorist

AIlahuAkbar:
[s][/s] keep quiet

Shatap! Terrorist

Why let them in to begin with? Same for the other idiotic Euro countries.