The French Muslim Worship Council (CFCM) announced on Saturday that it was working on the development of a "
common training program for imams
" and a "
plan to fight
" against radicalism, a week after the beheading of a professor in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine.
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The CFCM, the main interlocutor of the public authorities on Islam, is "
aware of its responsibilities
" and "
intends to participate in the refounding of the Muslim religion by taking into consideration its cultural and social implications
", explained its president Mohamed Moussaoui in a press release. .
In this perspective, the body announces that it will "
develop a plan to fight against all forms of radicalism and extremism capable of immunizing French youth against the propaganda of preachers of hatred and division
" .
The CFCM intends to convene on November 1 its “
prevention commission against radicalism
” on this subject.
Building "
an Islam of Enlightenment
"
Thursday, the authority had sent to the imams of France a proposal for a text which they could draw inspiration from for their preaching, denouncing the irruption of "
radicalism (...) claiming to be Islam
" and "
the assassination horrible
”by Samuel Paty, beheaded after giving a course on freedom of expression.
In its press release, the institution also notes the establishment of a "
commission responsible for developing a common training program for imams and chaplains in France
", which will meet for the first time in a week, according to the press release.
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In his speech on “
separatism
” delivered at Mureaux (Yvelines) a few days before the attack, Emmanuel Macron explained that he wanted to build “
an Islam of the Enlightenment
” and had given the CFCM six months to work on a unique training course for imams of France.