Muslim Cleric Expelled to Algeria for Remarks
From Times Wire Reports
France expelled a Muslim cleric to his native Algeria after he said that stoning and beating of adulterous wives were allowed by the Koran, even if French law prohibits them.
Abdelkader Bouziane, 52, had lived in France since 1979 and had 16 children by two wives in the country, officials said.
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