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PARIS, June 17 (KUNA) -- French authorities signed here Thursday a
"framework convention" with Muslim leaders to help log anti-Muslim racism in
this country, the Interior Ministry said.
The framework convention was signed between Interior Minister Brice
Hortefeux and the President of the French Council for the Muslim Faith (CFCM),
Mohammad Mussawi, whose organization represents the majority of Frances
almost six million Muslims.
Hortefeux, for his part, is responsible as Interior Minister for relations
with Frances religious groups.
The agreement signed Thursday will lead to the "implementation of a
statistical and operational follow-up on anti-Muslim acts," the Interior
Ministry said.
Beyond day-to-day incidents of racism, Muslims have sporadically been the
target of more organized attacks here, notably against mosques or social
facilities used by the Muslim community.
In recent years, there have also been a number of high-profile anti-Muslim
actions against graveyards or sections of graveyards reserved for Muslims who
fought for France in the two World Wars.
These attacks are generally the work of extreme-right, marginal groups,
with little support and practically no political platform. (End)
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