French government believes in the developement of “French Islam”
Established during Nicolas Sarkozy's presidency, the French Council for Muslim Worship and the newly created Association of Islam in France are to join forces and, in accordance with the ideas of President Emmanuel Macron, lay the foundations for French Islam. Instead of Islam in France, French Islam is to be a recipe for "deradicalization" of its followers.
The newspaper “Le Monde” reported that on Friday, March 6, 2020 Mohammed Moussaoui, president of the French Council for Muslim Worship and Hakim El Karoui, president of the Muslim Association of Islam in France “decided to unite forces.”
The framework for the joint operation of these organizations was marked by the speech of Emmanuel Macron in Mulhouse on February 18, 2020. The French president said he wanted to limit “foreign influence” on Islam in France and Muslims for an “action plan”.
Both organizations are now to form a “unified association for the transparent financing of Muslim worship”. It is about building new mosques, financing pilgrimages to Mecca, and forming imams. For now, it has been agreed that the new structure will raise funds from donations and finance formation for imams. The structure will not be involved in building mosques for now.
Source: nczas.com
