France’s fight over sacred values: Macron’s republican principals bill takes on radical Islam

By France24

12 December 2020 | 1:13 pm

It's no longer labelled a law against religious separatism and you will not find in it the words "radical Islam". But as Emmanuel Macron's justice minister openly states, it's abundantly clear that "between the lines", the French government's much anticipated law to reinforce republican principles is precisely about what this nation can no longer endure.

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