The French Council of the Muslim Faith (Conseil français du Culte Musulman) has firmly condemned the call to protest the Mosque of Paris’ rector and former head of the CFCM, Dalil Boubakeur, in response to his characterization of Israel in the touristic magazine, SVP-Israël.
Representatives from the Mosque of Paris and the Mosque of Lyon have solidified their relationship with the French Councill of the Muslim Faith (CFCM or the Conseil français du culte musulman). Among the 17 person executive council, there are two representatives from both mosques. Representatives from the Mosque of Paris, which itself represents a largely…
Two Firebombs intended for a synagogue north of Paris, in Saint-Denis, blackened the façade and shattered the windows of an adjacent kosher restaurant, the third time a Jewish place of worship has been targeted since Israel began a military operation in the Gaza Strip in late December. No one was hurt and no group or…
Mohammed Moussaoui, a 44 year-old former math professor, was the only candidate for the French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM) elections and won quite expectedly. He replaces the former president, Dalil Boubakeur, rector of the Grande Mosqu_e de Paris. Moussaoui is the vice-president of the French Muslim Assembly (RMF) and is a proponent of…
French president Nicolas Sarkozy is scheduled to visit the vandalized Muslim tombs in the military cemetery at Notre-Dame-de-Lorette in the Pas-de-Calais on April 24th. The visit will coincide with the 90th anniversary commemoration of the end of the First World War, and was announced following Sarkozy’s meeting with a delegation from the Muslim community organized…
