{"id":120109,"date":"2023-11-07T18:09:11","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T18:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogcamlodipine.com\/?p=120109"},"modified":"2023-11-07T18:09:11","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T18:09:11","slug":"crackdown-after-muslims-pray-at-airport-breaking-strict-worship-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogcamlodipine.com\/world-news\/crackdown-after-muslims-pray-at-airport-breaking-strict-worship-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Crackdown after Muslims pray at airport breaking strict worship rules"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The French government has vowed to act after a group of Muslim travellers at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris were pictured praying openly sparking outrage given the secular country’s strict rules around public worship.<\/p>\n

Airport operator Augustin de Romanet has branded the incident “regrettable”.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Pictures of the large group praying in the departures hall were shared widely on Sunday, October 5.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Some 30 travellers reportedly took part in the prayer lasting some 10 minutes according to an airport source who has not been identified.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The controversy comes amid heightened tensions within France amid the conflict between Gaza and Israel as the country is home to both a sizeable Jewish and Muslim community.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Charles de Gaulle Airport does have special private areas for people of all faiths to pray.<\/p>\n

Under France’s secular constitution, displays of religious belief in public spaces are banned.<\/p>\n

These rules expand to schools, public buildings and airports.<\/p>\n

De Romanet declared in a statement on X that police at the airport will “increase viligance.”<\/p>\n

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He wrote: \u201cDedicated places of worship exist, the border police have been instructed to prohibit this and will increase their vigilance.”<\/p>\n

The picture was shared by former European affairs minister Noelle Lenoir who commented sarcastically: “What does the CEO of Aeroports de Paris do when his airport is transformed into a mosque? Is the change in status official?”<\/p>\n

Transport Minister Clement Beaune wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, that airport authorities were fully committed to implementing rules and vowed \u201cfirmness\u201d.<\/p>\n