Almost a month before Ramadan, on March 23, Islam in France appears more divided than ever.
Two structures of national scope claim the manner of administering this religion.
No theological discord, but opposing points of view on methods of management and representation.
Thus, for the past year, the French Council for Muslim Worship (CFCM), created in 2003, and the Forum de l'islam de France (Forif), launched in February 2022, have been engaged in muted competition.
This hidden battle is making progress, like this week.
This Thursday at the Élysée, Emmanuel Macron will receive the first proposals from Forif.
They are the fruit of a year of work, under the aegis of the Ministry of the Interior and Gérald Darmanin.
A pragmatic approach
As for the CFCM, weakened but resistant, co-chaired by Mohammed Moussaoui and Ibrahim Alci, it will meet next Sunday in an extraordinary general assembly to reform its local representation, which is actually in deficit in the departments.
And, above all, its mode…
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