The reform of Islam in France, ardently desired by the Élysée to fight against all forms of radical excesses and separatist remarks, seems to be poorly underway.
In a scathing statement, the rector of the Great Mosque of Paris (GMP) Chems-Eddine Hafiz, announced Monday that he was slamming the door and would no longer participate in this vast project.
By denouncing the influence of
"the Islamist component"
within the French Council of Muslim Worship (CFCM),
"in particular that linked to foreign regimes hostile to France"
, he declared to withdraw from the working meetings.
“This decision, carefully considered, is irrevocable,”
he writes, adding:
“I refuse to see malicious circles transforming Islam, a peaceful religion, into an ideology of combat.”
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This brutal withdrawal originates from the elaboration of the "charter of values" on which the nine Muslim federations were planked under the leadership of the CFCM.
A flagship tool of the reform, this text aims to recall the attachment to
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