French mayor suspended after calling for Islam to be banned

Robert Chardon tweeted the extreme view as part of a discussion with former president Nicolas Sarkozy.  For the Muslim Times' collection to refute Islamophobia

Robert Chardon tweeted the extreme view as part of a discussion with former president Nicolas Sarkozy. For the Muslim Times’ collection to refute Islamophobia

Source: Independent

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.

The tweet was part of a discussion former president Nicolas Sarkozy began with the public, using the hashtag #NSDirect.

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  1. If we could practice our religion the way we are suppose to this would not happen. Again Alhamdolillah for ALLAH is the only protector.

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