Yes, that would be quite a change of pace in deeply secular France. But French Finance Minister Nicolas Sarkozy, soon to take over the ruling party of French President Jacques Chirac, is advocating such a change in an effort to block extremism and ensure that France's Muslim population doesn't distance itself from the rest of the country.
Posted by armand at October 31, 2004 02:31 PM | TrackBack | Posted to International Affairs