In Strasbourg, the historical problem of the training of “French-style” imams. In partnership with the Union of Mosques of France, the Grand Mosque of Strasbourg opened the Islamica institute of Muslim theology.
Since January 1, in line with Emmanuel Macron's speech at Les Mureaux in 2020, France has rejected “detached imams’ As of April 1, the approximately 300 currently on French soil, some of whom have been singled out for radical preaching, will have to be paid by religious associations.