France votes on anti-radicalism bill that worries Muslims
The Hindu
France’s lower house of parliament is voting on Tuesday on a bill that would strengthen government oversight of mosques and religious schools and crack down on polygamy and forced marriage, among other measures aimed at rooting out Islamic radicalism.
The bill is part of broader French efforts to fight extremism in recent years that gained new urgency after a teacher was beheaded in October and other attacks. President Emmanuel Macron says the efforts are also needed to protect French values such as gender equality and secularism from encroaching fundamentalism in some communities.
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