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Topic: Muslim graves of soldires desecrated in France
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ohara
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posted 09 April 2008 04:05 AM
I saw this as a media release today on the CJC site:CJC condemns cemetery desecration Have not seen any mention in Canadian Press though saw it in a British newspaper this morning. Any further info anyone?
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lagatta
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posted 09 April 2008 05:33 AM
Well, there have certainly been reports in francophone media here, including on Radio-Canada. And obviously, lots in France itself. Alas it isn't the first time it happened at the same location: quote:
Cette profanation dans la commune d'Ablain-Saint-Nazaire intervient "presque un an jour pour jour après des faits similaires" au même endroit, a rappelé le procureur d'Arras, M. Valensi. Dans la nuit du 18 au 19 avril 2007, 52 tombes du carré musulman avaient été couvertes d'inscriptions nazies et de croix gammées. Des inscriptions "Heil Hitler" et "Skinhead is not dead" avaient aussi été tracées sur l'un des ossuaires du cimetière. Deux jeunes âgés de 18 et 21 ans avaient été condamnés à deux ans de prison, dont un avec sursis, pour ces faits, et un mineur de 16 ans à sept mois de prison, dont cinq mois et demi avec sursis.
(Le Monde). There was also a series of desecrations of both Muslim and Jewish cemeteries in Alsace - in that case it really was neo-Nazi skinheads, who had also attacked living people. In the current case, I believe four youths were arrested but have been released. An investigation is still underway.
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lagatta
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posted 11 April 2008 06:14 AM
That is probably because I have lived in France and travelled there many times, and follow French political and social news closely - especially antiracist stuff. Even in Québec media the story has certainly made both the papers and the electronic media. I think a lot of the Sephardic people here have close ties to France as well, since there is such a huge community there (about half of the large French Jewish community). The only "positive" thing about this horrible attack is that the pig's head and Nazi slogans pretty much rule out an intercommunitarian attack by Jewish Frenchpeople. The old fascist Jean-Marie Le Pen got his jollies (and hots) when there were racist attacks between Muslim-Arabs and Jews (usually also from the Maghreb). This really sounds like "classical" neo-Nazi type racists. Edited to ad a truly positive aside: did you know that the beautiful Paris Mosque (the main one, obviously there are smaller ones) was built to honour the North African and West African troops who fought for France in the First World War? The Mosque is well worth a visit. Tea and a tiny Maghrebi pastry in the garden transports visitors to somewhere across the Mediterranean. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Mosque [ 11 April 2008: Message edited by: lagatta ]
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