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> m_a_r_c <jac### [at] wanadoofr> wrote:
>> Which (part of) Europe are you talking about?
>
>  Are you thinking of some part of Europe in particular which does not fit
> my description?
Yes the "part"  where I live :-)
I don't pretend to know the situation in every european country (remember 
europe is NOT a whole country but an association of countries)
What I know is in France law doesn't allow ostentatious signs of religion at 
school, in public administration, including muslim veil.
There is an public debate about forbidding burqa outdoors
Our newspapers are still allowed to criticise prophets and religions which 
some did indeed after the dannish affair...
If we did not want  war in Iraq (which had no connection with terrorism at 
this time BTW) we have soldiers and airforce in Afghanistan (some were 
killed on ambush or bombing)

Marc

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m_a_r_c <jac### [at] wanadoofr> wrote:
> Our newspapers are still allowed to criticise prophets and religions which 
> some did indeed after the dannish affair...

  Then it's better than here. While technically newspapers are allowed to,
for example, make caricatures and satires of anybody (including any prophets
or head figures of any religion), in practice it's a no-no when we are
talking about islam. After the Dannish controversy some Finnish newspapers
did re-publish the caricatures in question, and the Finnish government went
ahead and reproached these newspapers publicly. Maybe I'm being a cynic,
but I'm pretty sure that it was because the Finnish government was afraid
of islamic retribution.

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On 12 Sep 2009 17:53:50 -0400, Warp <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote:

>Stephen <mcavoysAT@aoldotcom> wrote:
>> Here in the UK, although there is trouble with hot heads on both sides. We
>> basically have a tolerant attitude but draw the line at Sharia Law
>
>  Really? I thought there are Sharia courts in the UK right now. Check for
>example:
>
>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1055764/Islamic-sharia-courts-Britain-legally-binding.html

So the Daily Mail would have us believe. (Can you guess the demography of their
readers?) 
As Darren says, it is arbitration with probably a lot of pressure from the local
community. I don't think that we will see different communities having separate
laws in England and Wales, in my lifetime. I make the distinction because
Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own legal systems.
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Regards
     Stephen

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