Could we blame the great Christian religion for these wanton acts of commission and omission, including the continued brutalisation of places like Mali to this day for economic benefit? And if what Voltaire (1694-1778) and Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) and many others stood for, was only applicable to people of Christian faith. Today’s debate considers millions of French Muslims immature citizens unable to comprehend ‘secular republicanism’. A French polling company, IFOP, in 2016, estimated French Muslims to be around four million. This number is phenomenally increased, considering continued migration and France’s area of influence in the Francophone world.

Source: The Express Tribune November 05, 2020 04:30 UTC