MUSLIM NEWS

Paris Muslims Offered Barak Used To Stop Praying on the Road

 Paris-Muslims who had been carrying out prayers in the streets in the neighborhood of Paris has offered an old barracks for prayer, Claude Guéant French Interior Minister announced this on Monday (9 / 8). Muslim leaders have visit the site and agreed that it was suitable, he said.

"Prayer on the road is something that is unacceptable," said Guéant AFP news agency, insisted that it was contrary to the principles of the secular French state. "This must be stopped."

Muslims have been praying in public in two streets in Jl. Paris's 18th arrondissement - rues Myrha and Polonceau - at some time due to local mosques could not accommodate the pilgrims.

Efforts to ban prayer in the road is proposed and supported by right wing groups and Islamophobia, to regulate street party, sausage and wine, which is prohibited by the city government but gave birth to copycat incidents elsewhere. Marine National Front leader Le Pen reveals controversy last December when he compared it with the German occupation in World War II.

French Muslim leaders have visited the former barracks in the same district and agrees that this is appropriate, according to Guéant, it will be ready for use on 16 September.

The announcement that the practice of praying in the streets should be terminated will be conducted during the fasting month of Ramadan, he said.

Measures taken to find the same solution in the second city of France, Marseille, where the prayers in the street have also been reported. [] RFI /