Let us not forget to applaud the French

Submitted by Prashant (United States), Sep 17, 2011 at 03:37

Dear Dr Pipes:

As Islamists steal the worldwide agenda let us not forget to applaud the French for doing something about it. First they banned burqa in and uncategorily stated that it was not acceptable for a person to hide her identity in public. Most recently, France banned public prayers on city streets. Starting Sept 16, there will be no public prayers on he French street.

Street fairs, farmer markets, and art festivals add charm to a city. Even occasional religious celebrations on the streets can be acceptable. But it is wrong for a group of people to capture public streets every week at the same time in thousands of cities, towns and villages around the world.

If Islamists do not like it, tough luck. But it is the right thing to do.

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