France: President Sarkozy Bans ‘Radical’ Imams from Entering France
Sarkozy believes that Islam has nothing to do with acts inspired by the inherent hatred written within the pages of the Qur’an and the Hadith, yet bans one of the world’s most influential Islamic figures who just so happens to also be one of the Muslim Brotherhood’s spiritual leaders. This obviously begs the question: What religion does the French President believe these people are following? …
By RACHEL RICKARD STRAUS – “France is to ban radical Muslim preachers from entering the country as part of a crackdown after shootings by an al Qaeda-inspired gunman in Toulouse, President Nicolas Sarkozy said today.
The President said he would block the entry of some imams invited to an Islamic conference next month, organised by the Union of French Islamic Organisations (UOIF).
The UOIF, one of three Muslim federations in France, is regarded as close to Egypt’s Islamist Muslim Brotherhood.
‘I have clearly indicated that there certain people who have been invited to this congress who are not welcome on French soil,’ Mr Sarkozy told France Info radio.
The crackdown follows the murder of seven people in Toulouse by Islamic extremist Mohammed Merah, 23…
One imam banned by the President is Sheikh Youssef al-Qaradawi, an Egyptian cleric based in Qatar who is one of the most prominent Sunni Muslim clerics in the Arab world and a household name in the Middle East due to regular appearances on the Al Jazeera news channel.” Read more.
Report: Islamists Recruited Fighters in Nice, France – “French police discovered an Islamist network, four months ago in Nice, which recruited 30 Muslim youth to fight coalition forces in Afghanistan, according to a Tuesday-morning report by Kol Yisrael government radio. Arrested in the case was Omar Diabi, a Muslim preacher born in Senegal, who was a member of an organization that was banned at the beginning of the month. Mohammad Merah, who murdered seven people in the Toulouse area – including a teacher and four children at the Otzar Hatorah synagogue, was a member of the organization, as was his brother, who is under investigation in the case.” Source – INN.
Boy beaten near Paris Jewish school amid tensions – “A 12-year-old boy was beaten outside his Jewish school in Paris by youths reciting anti-Semitic slogans, school officials said, amid high security and tensions in France following killings of Jewish children and a rabbi last week. The boy did not suffer serious injuries… Jean-Paul Amoyelle, president of the Ozar Hatorah network in France, lamented Monday’s beating. ‘There was a feeling of solidarity for our schools after this drama (in Toulouse),’ he told The Associated Press. ‘Now I fear that this has provoked a hostile reaction, shown by the attitude of these boys who called him dirty Jew and beat him up.'” Read more.




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