Monday, May 18, 2015

French Mayor Suspended after Calling for Islam to Be Banned

THE INDEPENDENT: Robert Chardon tweeted the extreme view as part of a discussion with former president Nicolas Sarkozy

A French mayor has been suspended from his party after calling for the country to ban Islam.

Robert Chardon, the UMP mayor of Venelles in southern France, tweeted: “The Muslim religion must be banned in France” and added that anyone practising the religion must be “immediately escorted to the border”.

He also claimed Islam will be banned in France by 2027. » | Ben Tuffy | Sunday, May 17, 2015

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