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France wants to declare war on radical Islamists. The new law dispenses with “Islamism”.
It’s about this: The French head of state, Emmanuel Macron, and the center government have discussed the fight against radical Islamism. The result was a “Strengthening Republican Principles” law, which was published on Wednesday and removed the first legal obstacles. Macron had already announced the law in October. The country has been rocked by Islamist terrorist attacks over and over for years, killing more than 250 people.
Law has a new name: Although the law was created to combat radical Islamism, there is not a word of Islamism in the bill. The reason for the change in the name of the law is secularism, explains SRF correspondent Daniel Voll. “That means the state must treat all religions equally. This is one of the most important principles of France. “ Muslim organizations welcome the name change. Muslims would not be ridiculed across the board. The opposition Republicans, on the other hand, criticize that the government no longer even dares to call the problems by name.
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Above all, the French state should try to start a conversation with the Muslim community, says Voll. “It is less easy than with Christian churches to organize. That doesn’t exist in Islam, so it’s much less understandable to the state. ”
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He says: Radical Islamism must be fought wherever young people are caught: in certain mosques, outside of school or on the Internet. One of the most striking points is that children from the age of 3 must attend compulsory school, with the hidden reason that they do not go to Koran schools. In addition, there must be general principles for the formation of magnets. This is not done by the state, but by the Muslim community itself. “How this should happen is not regulated in the law,” says Voll.
It do not says that: Some measures will work and others will not. But how France wants to reach the socially disadvantaged in society, some of whom are young Muslims with no prospects on the banlieues, the new law does not offer an answer. “Originally a better mix of society was intended to be a goal,” says Voll.
The government will have to think carefully about how to address the real inequality that exists in society
“Special companies that operate by their own rules are quickly formed on the banlieues, as several studies have shown.” Therefore, the government wanted to avoid the concentration of social housing in individual places. This idea disappeared from the law again. “The government will have to think carefully about how to address the real inequality in society,” the correspondent concludes.
Daniel Voll
SRF Correspondent for France and the Maghreb
