Saturday, April 12, 2008

France: Mosque desecrated

A mosque in eastern France was covered with racist graffiti this past Thursday night. Swastikas, a Jewish star and a pig's head were drawn on the facade of the mosque in Audincourt, along with racist slogans such as "France for the French" and "Arabs out". Audincourt is a town of 15,000 next to the Swiss border.

It is unclear who desecrated the mosque and the investigation is ongoing. 148 Muslim graves were desecrated last week in the Norte Dame de Lorette cemetery in northern France. President Sarkozy met with a Muslim delegation Thursday and announced he will visit the cemetery on April 24th.

Source: HLN (Dutch)

See also: France: Muslim graves desecrated, Milan: Mosque attacked, Paris: Créteil municipality helps builds mosque