The Muslim Council has so far failed to resolve its internal crisis over representation. The dispute centers around the representation given to the FNMF (National Federation of French Muslims) which tends to be associated with Moroccans. Currently no solution is available, and Council functions are being delayed, but officialy think it should be resolved soon….
In a recent communication, the French Muslim Council (CFCM), whose charge is to address only questions linked expressly to religious practice, seemed to refuse the French political parties the right to criticize or even to address the question of French Islam with regards to the presidential election.
Italy convened a Muslim Advisory Council in order to “solve the problems of integration” and to constitute a “Italian Islam”. Minister of Interior, Giuseppe Pisanu said that, “in a country where Islam is the second religion and where 35 % of the immigrants are Moslem, it was necessary to establish a suitable form of dialogue”….
By Xavier Ternisien Twenty thousand French Muslims plan to partake in the traditional pilgrimage to Mecca this year. CFCM is sending a delegation to Saudi Arabia to plan the details. {(article continues in French)} A 8 heures par e-mail, recevez la Check-list, votre quotidien du matin. Abonnez-vous au Monde.fr Le Conseil fran_ais du culte musulman…
The French Council of the Islamic Faith (CFCM) is taking water on all sides. Its president, Dalil Boubakeur, is starting the creation of a separate structure, which would be baptized Conf_d_ration of the Moslems of France. In addition to the Mosque of Paris, where Boubakeur is the vice-chancellor, a nebula of associations could would form…
