Emmanuel Macron on Thursday asked representatives of the Muslim faith to "
overcome the differences
" about the creation of the National Council of Imams, a project from which the Great Mosque of Paris has withdrawn, we learned from the president of the CFCM, Mohammed Moussaoui.
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He called on the federations to overcome the differences, to find each other and come out on top,
" Mohammed Moussaoui of the French Council for Muslim Worship (CFCM) told AFP, after the wishes to representatives of the cults, closed to the press.
The head of state said "
the importance of the National Council of Imams and that he remained confident in the process
", explained for his part Pastor François Clavairoly, president of the Protestant Federation of France.
Pushed by the Elysee to certify the training in France of imams within the framework of the bill "
reinforcing respect for the principles of the Republic
", the project of the National Council of Imams (CNI) has been in the air since the withdrawal, on December 28, of the Great Mosque of Paris, one of the nine member federations of the CFCM.
To explain his decision, its rector, Chems-Eddine Hafiz, notably accused the “
Islamist component
” of blocking negotiations in the writing of a “
charter of republican values
” which was to be returned to the government in early December.
Mohammed Moussaoui had judged this decision "
unilateral and unexplained
".
