The Averroès high school, named after the famous Muslim scholar born in Cordoba in 1126, is one of the great successes of the Muslims of France association (ex-UOIF) close to the Muslim Brotherhood movement.
Success because this denominational school located in Lille, under an association contract with the State, educates 450 students - to which must be added the 450 students of the college without contract - with success rates in the baccalaureate still close to 100%, including a majority of mentions.
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The 9,000 m2 of the establishment, which is overflowing with requests, is becoming too small, and several expansion projects are under study.
The adventure began in 2003 in premises of 200 m2 adjoining the Lille South Mosque.
The high school hit the headlines in 2015, when a resigning teacher, Soufiane Zitouni accused his school of spreading
"Islamism"
.
Sentenced at first instance, the professor was released in cassation.
But Averroès returns to the front of the stage with, this time, Xavier
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