President of French Muslim Council Says Number of Mosques Should Be Doubled

French Muslim council leader Dalil Boubakeur said on Saturday that the country needs to double its number of Mosques. There are currently 2,200 Mosques in France, which Boubakeur believes is not enough considering the large Muslim community in the country.  He did not, however say where the funds would come from in order to begin building; the country's secularism laws prohibit the government from funding the building of places of worship.  Many Christian leaders in France have spoken up about the matter as well.  Most agree that Muslims should be able to practice their religion just as Christians do.