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French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech to present his strategy to fight 'Muslim separatism'
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FRENCH President Emmanuel Macron yesterday outlined laws against “separatism” that critics say stigmatise the country’s nearly five million Muslims.
Mr Macron has called for a “French Islam” that ensures mosques and imams adhere to the republic’s values, notably secularism, though it is unclear whether this would extend to discussions of France’s imperialist history or foreign policy.
The proposed laws include controversial elements such as French funding for Islamic organisations aimed at replacing funds from abroad, with Saudi Arabia accused of funding mosques and using them to spread its highly intolerant Salafist ideology.
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