End to Muslim prayers in the streets of Paris < nowknow > 09/15 13:25:45
(ANSAmed) - PARIS - Beginning this evening at midnight, holding Muslim prayers in the streets of Paris will be prohibited. The announcement was made by France's Interior Minister, Claude Gueant, in an interview published today by the daily Le Figaro, which noted that ''use of force'' against those not complying with the regulation had not been ruled out. The minister underscored that a ''convention'' had been signed with Muslim associations so that a former barracks could be used as a place of prayer. For a long time Paris Muslims have met in the city streets on Friday, especially in the working class neighbourhood Goutte d'Or (18th arrondissement), due to a lack of space in mosques. (ANSAmed). http://newyork.craigslist.org/forums/?forumID=59