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Terrorist Training ‘No Go Zones’ Now In U.S. – Where Are They?

Radical Muslim Terrorist Training Enclaves Spread Across The U.S.A.

Islamic ‘No Go’ Terrorist Training Zones are not just in Europe…now they’re in America too!

Watch footage taken inside Islamic Terrorist Training camps in the U.S. where young Jihadists are taught how to kill guards, kidnap Christians, and strangle the infidel. Muslim enclaves that are hostile to surrounding communities are springing up across America. Funded by Pakistani radicals, 22 villages in 9 states have already been established that are teaching terrorist tactics to members of their compounds. Find out where they are. VIDEO: Inside Closed Muslim Terrorist Training Camps in America. Watch and be warned!



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Trump is right, we really need to figure out what is going on with the Muslims before allowing any more to enter for the purpose of migrating here. Diplomats, legitimate business visitors, this is no problem. The problem are Muslims migrating to live and operate here. That is the problem. We have to learn how to vet them before they're given work visas, student visas and green cards.

Why the Muslim 'No-Go-Zone' Myth Won't Die

There's no evidence of extremist takeover of areas in Europe or the United States. So why do the claims continue?


A firefighter extinguishes a car burning in Les Mureaux, northwest of Paris, during November 2005 riots. Francois Mori/AP

• DAVID A. GRAHAM
• JAN 20, 2015

Have you heard about the areas of Europe, or perhaps even of the United States, that are run by jihadists and which non-Muslims can't even enter?

Don't get too worried if you haven't: They don't exist.

Or maybe you have, if you watch Fox News or read snippets of Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal's speech about Islamic extremism. While politics is rife with falsehoods, myths, and baseless rumors, it's often tough to see exactly where a claim comes from, and how it reaches a wider audience—including, for example, a Republican governor with apparent presidential aspirations and a reputation as a sober policy wonk. Here, however, it's possible to follow forensic traces and see how some small elements of truth metastasized into an outlandish claim.

Here's what Jindal said, via CNN:

In the West, non-assimilationist Muslims establish enclaves and carry out as much of Sharia law as they can without regard for the laws of the democratic countries which provided them a new home ....

It is startling to think that any country would allow, even unofficially, for a so called "no-go zone." The idea that a free country would allow for specific areas of its country to operate in an autonomous way that is not free and is in direct opposition to its laws is hard to fathom.

When CNN reporter Max Foster pressed him on this passage after the speech, Jindal couldn't name any specific instances. But he pointed to a report in the famously unreliable tabloid Daily Mail, and couched his refusal to back down as bold truth-telling: "I think that the radical Left absolutely wants to pretend like this problem is not here. Pretending it's not here won't make it go away."

Jindal's claim was particularly brazen because it came just a day after Fox News apologized for a comment an alleged expert made on air. Steve Emerson, who analyzes terrorism for the network, said on Fox News Sunday, "There are actual cities like Birmingham that are totally Muslim, where non-Muslims just simply don’t go in." British Prime Minister David Cameron ripped Emerson as only an old Etonian can: "When I heard this, frankly, I choked on my porridge and I thought it must be April Fools' Day. This guy’s clearly a complete idiot." Emerson apologized, but other Fox personalities repeated variations on the theme, and eventually Fox issued on-air corrections on both Fox & Friends and Justice With Judge Jeanne.

Fox isn't known for shying away from controversial claims, so the decision to move so aggressively to reverse is an indicator of how wrong the claim is. Of course, that came after several days of Fox personalities repeating the claim casually on air. (The retraction didn't come in time for one group, apparently: Paris' mayor said Tuesday that Paris would sue Fox News for sullying its image.)

But where did the claim come from in the first place?

Like many political myths, there's a partial basis in fact that has become exaggerated into a hyperbolic and, in this case, inflammatory and dangerous claim.

Like many political myths, there's a partial basis in fact that has become exaggerated into a hyperbolic and inflammatory claim.It seems to stem from two or maybe three real phenomena. The first is the presence of sharia courts in some places in Europe. In the United Kingdom, for example, "Muslim Arbitration Tribunals" are officially mandated but set up outside the court system and can resolve civil and family issues through Islamic law; there are also reports of informal religious courts. There are similar Jewish courts in Britain, and the Muslim tribunals have received encouragement from figures including then-Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams. On the other hand, there are convincing arguments that the courts can sometimes be bad for women. (There's a fascinating echo of the Ottoman empire's "millet" system, in which non-Muslims were allowed to set up their own courts to deal with matters of personal law.)
The second real phenomena is the rise of vigilante sharia squads in some places. For example, in Whitechapel, East London, CNN reported on bands of Muslim men who try to keep alcohol out of the area and harangue passers-by about morality. RedState's Erick Erickson thinks he's caught CNN red-handed: While the network criticizes Jindal for not knowing of any real no-go zones, CNN itself reported on one! But the analogy doesn't quite hold. What's happening here is disturbing, but well-short of extremist-run enclaves.

These are just ad-hoc groups, and area Muslims by and large condemn it in CNN's reporting. There's no evidence that these squads are powerful or widespread.

The third factor is what are known as "Zones Urbaines Sensibles," or "sensitive urban zones," in France.

These areas are defined by their socioeconomic status—they're characterized by high unemployment, high rates of public housing, and low educational attainment. As it happens, many of these areas are populated largely by poor immigrants from the Muslim world, creating a neat but misleading correlation. Some of the "no-go" coverage has suggested that police and other emergency services dare not go into these areas. The United States is sadly not immune to dangerous city areas where emergency-service providers feel unsafe, so in that way this is a universal phenomenon. But as BusinessWeeknotes, it's not the case that the government has written these zones off; in fact, they've been designated for further attention and work on urban renewal.

These factors seem to have combined to create the no-go-zone myth. Daniel Pipes, an often-inflammatory critic of Islam, seems to be patient zero for the meme.

In 2006, he coined the phrase "no-go zones" to describe the SUZs, but after visiting in 2013, Pipes revised his views:

For a visiting American, these areas are very mild, even dull. We who know the Bronx and Detroit expect urban hell in Europe too, but there things look fine. The immigrant areas are hardly beautiful, but buildings are intact, greenery abounds, and order prevails.

These are not full-fledged no-go zones but, as the French nomenclature accurately indicates, "sensitive urban zones." In normal times, they are unthreatening, routine places. But they do unpredictably erupt, with car burnings, attacks on representatives of the state (including police), and riots.

Having this first-hand experience, I regret having called these areas no-go zones.

Yet contacted by BusinessWeek last week, he again affirmed that there are no-go zones in Europe. I've asked Pipes to explain his re-reversal and haven't yet heard back, but I'll update if I do.

If you dig through the fever swamps of the Internet, you can see the idea spreading since then. For example, the blog "Violence Against Whites" chroniclesthe SUZs and other alleged no-go zones across Western Europe. (Other material on the site includes claims that Boers were ethnically cleansed in South Africa and a section on "white martyrs.") Catholic.org reports, "These areas are Muslim-dominated neighborhoods. Non-Muslims dare not set foot into the areas."

Meanwhile, the meme can be seen extending to the United States. Truth Uncensored reports, incorrectly, that there are no-go zones stateside, including in places like Dearborn, Michigan, a Detroit suburb with a large Muslim population.Conservative Tribune even posts a map that allegedly shows no-go zones controlled by Islamists across the United States. I can't tell where the map originally came from, but it cites data from Steven Emerson, the Fox expert who apologized for his no-go-zone comments. And the map is posted elsewhere on the Internet, labeled as everything from a map of terrorist camps (apparently al-Qaeda is big in Boca Raton—alert your grandparents!) to areas with concentrated Muslim populations.

Erroneous beliefs such as these concentrate along partisan axes, and once an idea has taken seed it's difficult to root out.Bottom line: You don't need to worry about Muslim no-go zones if you live in the United States. And if you're planning a tourist expedition to Europe, it's a good idea to avoid high-crime areas, regardless of their demographics. But why, if there's no evidence for no-go zones and some of the highest-profile propagators of the idea have repudiated it, do such myths survive and thrive?

It probably has a lot to do with the conservative media ecosystem. Erroneous beliefs such as these tend to concentrate along people's partisan or ideological axes. (The same is true of liberal media, though not in this particular case.) And once an idea has taken seed, it's extremely difficult to root out. As political scientists Brendan Nyhan and Jason Reifler have shown, corrections can actually backfire, increasing holders' faith in their incorrect beliefs.

Unfortunately, even reporting on these misconceptions can worsen the problem, so I am part of the problem.

But it seems important to note that Jindal is plainly wrong. These sorts of distortions and exaggerations don't help to fight the very real threat of Islamist terror. They don't serve the cause of creating an informed, reasoned democratic society. And they don't help the political prospects of guys like Jindal, who has previously demanded that his GOP stop being "the stupid party." Maybe this meme is the real no-go zone.

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The Atlantic story is a piece of trash - propaganda. One can read the EU news or watch hundreds of videos at you tube to SEE/READ the actual truth of no go zones. USA be forewarned.

http://www.alipac.us/f19/french-poli...olence-332654/

When they come out of their no go zones, hidden under masks, hoodies, this is what they do in public - see link above.

Police have to escort ambulances into their no go zones. People are told to leave their area. The same is happening here, smaller scale for now but the muslims are arriving daily & have been since 2000 - both GW & O have brought hundreds of thousands SO FAR.

Fox News “Deeply” Regrets On-Air Errors On Muslims In Europe – Update


by Dominic Patten
January 17, 2015 7:30pm



UPDATE, 7:30 PM: Fox News Channel issued a correction on tonight’s Fox Report for on-air errors made on Justice With Judge Jeanine last weekend by a so-called terrorism expert during discussions of the Muslim population in Europe.

Steve Emerson erroneously described Birmingham, England as a “No-Go-Zone” where non-Muslims are not allowed. In an extensive statement, Fox Report anchor Julie Banderas said the network regretted the error and apologized to any “who may have taken offense”.

Judge Jeanine Piro also issued an apology on her show. You can watch the Fox Report video below:

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PREVIOUS, Friday 4:05 PM: The people of Birmingham, England, will see their true demographics articulated on the top-rated cable news network this weekend. Fox News Channel plans to issue a correction on Saturday’s edition of Justice With Judge Jeanine, sources confirm.

The correction is a consequence of unchallenged comments that a so-called terrorism expert made on air January 10 about the UK city. After his FNC appearance and incredulous response to the remarks in the UK, Steve Emerson apologized in an interview with the BBC for his claim that Birmingham was one of of several cities that is “totally Muslim” where “non-Muslims just simply don’t go in.”

According to ITV, British Prime Minister David Cameron said he “choked on his porridge” when he heard Emerson’s obviously incorrect remarks, telling the network, “This guy is clearly a complete idiot.” With a population of just over 1.09 million, Birmingham is the second-most populous city in the UK after London. According to a 2011 census, the Muslim population of Birmingham is approximately 22%.

Emerson told the BBC it was an “inexcusable error”. You can watch the video below.

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It is quite easy to tell propaganda from real issues especially when confirmed by other sources. The people's statements and actual street scenes that are happening are truth.

Tommy Robinson has many video clips and he is for real. But of course there are those that will stick up for muslims in hopes they are believed or pretend this obnoxious & dangerous behaviour is not happening. Always better to KNOW what you are dealing with rather than PRETEND or make DUBIOUS statements.

I would believe Oxford University......anyone who doubts no go zones exist are either in lala land or are covering for the muslim political movement.......
Oxford University Declares ‘Islam Is NOT A Religion Of Peace’

[video]

Why Islam Is The Furthest Thing From A Religion Of Peace, And Why Some People Still Believe This.

Oxford’s Anne Marie Waters Explains That Islam Is Not A Religion Of Peace

After hearing again and again that Islam is a religion of peace, Oxford University’s Anne Marie Waters is clarifying to everyone why they are so wrong. This is what she has to say:

Let me tell you what actually whips up fear of Islam, we’ll take it from the top.
• 911
• The London Underground bombings
• Madrid
• Mumbi
• Mali
• Bali
• Northern Nigeria
• Sudan
• Afghanistan
• Saudi Arabia
• Iran Yemen Pakistan
• Death for apostasy
• Death for blasphemy
• Death for adultery
• Death for homosexuality
• Gender segregation
• Gender discrimination
• Unequal testimony between men and women in legal proceedings

• Child marriage
• Amputations
• Beheadings
• Imprisonment for being raped
• Anti-semitism
• Slaughter on the streets of Amsterdam
• Death threats on the streets of London
• Butchering those who insult Islam
• Muslim patrols in East London
• Telling people they are entering Sharia control zones
• Polygamous marriages
• Marriage not requiring the consent of the bride.

This is what causes fear of Islam. It is not me, it is not my colleagues. The point is that it is not I or my fellow debaters on this side who are causing fear of Islam it is the actions of Muslims that are causing fear of Islam. That is the real world that is where we actually live. We will be told that this is just the extreme arm of Islam well, let me have a look at Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia is the birthplace of Islam; the custodian of its holy sites. In Saudi Arabia people are executed for blasphemy, executed for apostasy, woman are not allowed to drive, she’s not allowed to leave the house without a man, she is not allowed to vote — although they’ve been incredibly generous by allowing some votes in the next elections.
Calling Saudi Arabia the extreme fringes of Islam is like calling the Vatican the extreme fringes of Catholicism. Saudi Arabia has been a spectacle as one of these nations which have the Quran as their constitution. One of innumerable nations where there is no free speech, where there is no freedom of religion. They’ve all got it wrong. I’m constantly told as well that I need to respect Islam. I’m never quite given a good enough reason why.
I am under no greater obligation to respect Islam more than I am any other beliefs. I’m under no more obligation to respect a woman oppressed in the name of Islam than if she is oppressed by the BMP or anyone else. I am under no obligation to make compromises with an ideology I simply don’t see as peaceful. Why don’t I see it as peaceful? Because of the evidence. There are hundreds of millions of peaceful Muslims, that is a fact, but that does not mean that Islam itself is peaceful.

Peaceful Muslims interpret verses of the Quran almost beyond recognition.

It’s reinterpreted like the command to beat her. It’s there, in the Quran. I’ve seen Muslim women try to dance around it; they put words in there that simply aren’t there. That’s what it says. It says beat her. In the countries where the Quran calls the shots, that is exactly what they do. This is not peace. This is not justice. Islam is not a religion of peace as the evidence shows us. Thank you

sources: Oxford University, Youtube, JewsNews

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Rumor: Several European and Americans cities have been designated Islamic 'no-go zones' where Sharia law prevails.



David Mikkelson



Claim: A number of localities in the United States, France, and Britain are considered Muslim "no-go zones" (operating under Sharia Law) where local laws are not applicable.

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Examples: [Collected via e-mail, January 2015]

On Fox and elsewhere it's been reported that there are 751 "no go zones" in France where non-Muslims aren't allowed and only Sharia law is enforced. Also, Dearborn, Michigan is rumored to be governed by Sharia law and (alternatively) is a "no go zone".


Origins: On 7 January 2015, gunmen stormed the offices of French satirical publication Charlie Hebdo, killing

12 employees and wounding several others in an attack by terrorists who reportedly said they were avenging the prophet Muhammad. Concerns about Islamic extremists intensified in the tragedy's aftermath and reinvigorated a long-circulating rumor involving Muslim "no go zones" in cities in both the United States and Europe.

The belief that large neighborhoods or entire towns and cities have been effectively placed outside local rule of law is in no way new: variations of the rumor have circulated since the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001, but the rumor received both heightened attention and increased saturation after a controversial Fox News segment on 11 January 2015.

In the course of that segment, Fox News host Jeanine Pirro spoke with self-styled terrorism expert Steve Emerson:

Emerson began his set of remarks by claiming a number of Muslim no-go zones existed in areas of the U.S., England, France, and other western countries. According to Emerson, "Sharia law" essentially overrode the laws of the countries in which said zones were located, and local police avoided interceding in the affected areas: Well these no go zones exist not only in France, but they exist throughout Europe. They're sort of amorphous, they're not contiguous necessarily, but they're sort of safe havens and they're places where the governments like France, Britain, Sweden, Germany don't exercise any sovereignty. So you basically have zones where Shariah courts were set up, where Muslim density is very intense, where the police don't go in, and where it's basically a separate country almost, a country within a country.

Emerson continued by insinuating authorities in areas as France and the UK denied the existence of no-gozones in their countries and claimed the entire city of Birmingham, England, was one such example of ano-go zone in which "non-Muslim" residents were not permitted: In Britain, it's not just no go zones, there are actual cities like Birmingham that are totally Muslim where non-Muslims just simply don't go in.

And parts of London, there are actually Muslim religious police that actually beat and actually wound seriously anyone who doesn't dress according to Muslim, religious Muslim attire. So there's a situation that Western Europe is not dealing with.

In response, British Prime Minister David Cameron termed Emerson "a complete idiot": An American "terrorism expert" who claimed that Birmingham is a Muslim-only city is "clearly a complete idiot", David Cameron has said.

The Prime Minister said he choked on his porridge after hearing the claim by Steve Emerson, a Fox News pundit, that non-Muslims "simply don't go" to Britain's second-largest city.

Mr Emerson issued a grovelling apology after issuing the claim.

Mr Cameron said: "Frankly I choked on my porridge and thought it must be April's Fools Day. This guy is clearly a complete idiot.

"He started with an apology. That's not a bad start. But what he should do is look at Birmingham and see what a fantastic example it is bringing people together of different faiths and different backgrounds and building a world-class brilliant city with a great and strong economy."

Shortly after the segment aired, Emerson fully retracted his claims about Birmingham and issued an apology in a statement published on his web site: I have clearly made a terrible error for which I am deeply sorry. My comments about Birmingham were totally in error. And I am issuing this apology and correction for having made this comment about the beautiful city of Birmingham. I do not intend to justify or mitigate my mistake by stating that I had relied on other sources because I should have been much more careful. There was no excuse for making this mistake and I owe an apology to every resident of Birmingham. I am not going to make any excuses. I made an inexcusable error. And I am obligated to openly acknowledge that mistake. I wish to apologize for all residents of that great city of Birmingham.

Steve Emerson

PS. I am making donation to Birmingham Children's Hospital.
Before he appeared on Fox for the segment in question, Emerson floated a similar claim during a Twitter exchange with French ambassador Gerard Araud. During the back and forth, Emerson pressed the ambassador for details on 750 rumored no-go zones inside France. Araud replied to Emerson's claims about lawless areas of France:

9 Jan 15
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@GerardAraud IPT Executive Director Steven Emerson stands by his comments about "no-go" zones across France.

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.@TheIPT "No-go zones across France" ! You have exactly the same problem of law and order in your own country.
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The multifaceted rumor has several aspects spanning multiple countries: among areas rumored to be partially under de facto Islamic law are Birmingham, England; a small Muslim enclave (commonly known as Islamberg) within Hancock, New York; Dearborn, Michigan; and more than 750 unspecified areas in and around Paris and elsewhere in France. The confusion Araud expressed in response to Emerson's statements (before the Fox News segment) appeared to stem from translation confusion over what are known as "zones urbaines sensibles" (ZUS) or "sensitive urban zones" in France. While some pockets of citizenry (including high-density Muslim populations) in France have indeed been identified as ZUS, and the term is not a designator for large populations of Muslims. Rather, the highlighted areas are ones that have been afflicted with issues such as crime, poverty, unemployment, and blight and are therefore targeted for urban renewal initiatives. Perhaps owing to the language barrier, the ZUS have been assumed to be designators of areas of Islamic lawlessness in recent years, but as noted at Geographic Travels: A few [Zones Urbaines Sensibles] are truly no-go zones, while most are just areas where the government is focusing more development and police require special procedures to operate. A few (NOT ALL of the 751 ZUS, as falsely reported in "anti-jihadist blogs") of these zones, primarily around Paris, are under control of radical Islamists.

Likewise, Middle Eastern writer Daniel Pipes originally blogged about Zones Urbaines Sensibles back in 2006 and then revised his viewpoint after seeing some of them first-hand in 2013: I had an opportunity today to travel at length to several banlieues (suburbs) around Paris, including Sarcelles, Val d'Oise, and Seine Saint Denis. This comes on the heels of having visited over the years the predominantly immigrant (and Muslim) areas of Brussels, Copenhagen, Malmö, Berlin, and Athens.

A couple of observations:

For a visiting American, these areas are very mild, even dull. We who know the Bronx and Detroit expect urban hell in Europe too, but there things look fine. The immigrant areas are hardly beautiful, but buildings are intact, greenery abounds, and order prevails.

These are not full-fledged no-go zones but, as the French nomenclature accurately indicates, "sensitive urban zones." In normal times, they are unthreatening, routine places. But they do unpredictably erupt, with car burnings, attacks on representatives of the state (including police), and riots.

Having this first-hand experience, I regret having called these areas no-go zones.
Certainly there are areas of France where crime and violence is rampant, that travelers and non-residents may avoid, and where police may intercede in only with caution and difficulty — some of which are home to significant Muslim populations — but as others have noted: [Some] confound the idea in France of a special economic zone with the problem of the cités, that is, regions in the urban periphery of French cities, that are populated by an underclass consisting largely of immigrants from Muslim countries. Comparable to the "projects" in the United States or "housing estates" in Great Britain, the relationship between the inhabitants of the cités and the police is often adversarial. For example, in a form of protest that has become a sort of annual tradition, 940 cars were set on fire this past New Year's Eve, primarily in the vicinity of the cités. Most French people would consider that police authority is, at best, tenuous in the cités and the police exercise extreme caution performing their duties there. As police would in the US in housing projects, or, these days, in Ferguson, Missouri.

French law applies everywhere in France, including the cités, whatever practical obstacles may exist to its application.

After Emerson sparred with Araud, his claims were broadcast to a larger audience and met with considerable ridicule. Outrage over France's ZUS is slightly easier to sell (as no locations are ever specified, and a language barrier hampers reading comprehension for the curious) than a claim the entire city of Birmingham has fallen to Sharia law. Following the segment, incredulous viewers began to mock the implausible statements made by Emerson using the hashtag #FoxNewsFacts on Twitter. The citizens of Birmingham found his comments to be particularly amusing:

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In Birmingham you can now only play The Beatles "Halal You Need Is Love" remastered version in public places
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The Queen is now being forced to wear a hijab by 'Moslems' due to the sharia law enforcement in the UK #foxnewsfacts
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How did we not see this? Even the station is wearing a hijab#foxnewsfacts
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Jam jars across Britain have to wear the hijab in order to be halal. #foxnewsfacts
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A week later, Fox News issued four separate on-air apologies for reporting the story about no-go zones incorrectly, including one in which anchor Julie Banderas offered a blanket apology to "the people of France and England": Over the course of this last week we have made some regrettable errors on air regarding the Muslim population in Europe — particularly with regard to England and France.

This applies especially to discussions of so-called 'no-go zones,' areas where non-Muslims allegedly aren't allowed in, and police supposedly won't go.

To be clear, there is no formal designation of these zones in either country, and no credible information to support the assertion there are specific areas in these countries that exclude individuals based solely on their religion.

There are certainly areas of high crime in Europe, as there are in the United States and other countries — where police and visitors enter with caution. We deeply regret the errors, and apologize to any and all who may have taken offense, including the people of France and England.

As is often the case, Emersons and Fox's corrections did not travel as far or fast to those who saw and believed the claims made during the Fox News segment, and his retraction did not address the claims he had made earlier about no-go zones in France.

While large populations of Muslim residents inhabit cities and towns affected by the rumor (and may adhere to religious custom in large numbers), no areas of England, France, or the United States currently allow the laws of any religion to override their own laws. Areas designated as ZUS in France are not exempted from policing or French law, and are simply targeted for renewal initiatives. Likewise, residents of Dearborn and Hancock are not exempt from state or local law, regardless of the religion to which they adhere.

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