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France bans residency of polygamous foreigners
23-10-2020
France has recently witnessed an official campaign against Islamist extremism furthered by President Emmanuel Macron who warned of growing Islamist separatism. In his October 2 speech which prompted angry reactions among Muslim groups, Macron said Islam is in crisis all over the world today. France, Macron stated, has to fight Islamic separatism which is seeking to create a counter society holding its own laws above the laws of the republic. He revealed that a draft bill will be submitted by the government to protect the values of the French Republic against what he termed a separatist movement. The proposed law will reportedly enforce stricter oversight of mosques and Islamic associations as well as of their foreign supporters. Accordingly, the French government will suggest withdrawing residence permits from polygamous foreigners living in the country. In this respect, Marlene Schiappa, the minister delegate in charge of citizenship, disclosed that she is coordinating with the ministry of interior to move forward with a measure that denies anyone arriving from a foreign country and are in a situation of polygamy. And should this be detected, the authorization to stay will end for the person identified as polygamous pending his status is normalized, up to his deportation, Schiappa maintained. She finally said that, despite that polygamy is prohibited by virtue of article 147 of the French Civil Code, it remains a problem plaguing the country. (Al Diyar, Otober 10, 2020)
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