Monday, May 21, 2007

DAR AL HARB - FRANCE: AN ARAB MOSLEM, RACHIDA DATI, JUSTICE MINISTER FOR FRANCE

TOP MUSLIM LEADER HAILS APPOINTMENT OF ARAB MINISTER

Paris, 18 May (AKI) - The appointment by French president Nicolas Sarkozy of the first ethnic minority figure in a senior cabinet post, with Rachida Dati named as justice minister, is very positive for Arabs and Muslims, according to the head of the largest Muslim organisation, the Union of Islamic Organisations in France (UOIF),Thami Breze. "This is not the first time an Arab becomes minister but it is a first in terms of the importance of the portfolio," Breze told Adnkronos International (AKI).


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