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France to launch national pride campaign in battle against Islamic fundamentalism
Oct 28 2009, Patrick

France is to adopt a series of measures to ‘reaffirm pride’ in the country and combat Islamic fundamentalism.

They include everybody receiving lessons in the nation’s Christian history and children singing the national anthem.

Using words which...

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