Hassen Chalghoumi Calls for an “Islam of France”

September 30, 2010 This short article profiles the Drancy imam, Hassen Chalghoumi, now often considered an icon of “moderate Islam” in France. Chalghoumi has received a great deal of attention for taking a public position against full-face coverings in France and for a law that would ban them. This position has meant that he has

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Break-in at Home of imam in Drancy, France

French police detained two people after they tried to break into the home of an Islamic cleric who is in favour of anti-burqa legislation.Two police officers in charge of VIP protection thwarted the burglary, said Farid Hannache, the spokesman for Hassan Chalghoumi, an imam in the Paris suburb of Drancy. Chalghoumi has been under protection

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More troubles emerge at the Drancy mosque outside of Paris

The mosque in the town of Drancy, on the outskirts of Paris, is currently the most controversial in France because its imam has come out in support of the government’s decision to ban the burqa. Imam Hassan Chalghoumi is now facing death threats and has been given police protection. Ignoring the advice of his advisors

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Drancy Mosque Reopens Amid Controversy

A French mosque, whose imam says he has received death threats over his promotion of dialogue with Jews, reopened for Friday prayers after it was forced to close down due to disruptive protests. The mosque in Drancy, a suburb in the north of Paris, has been the focus of tension for weeks with a small

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Jewish-Muslim tensions rise in France as Gaza conflict continues

Silence from France’s Jewish community organizations over the atrocities committed by Israeli forces against the civilian population of the sealed off Gaza Strip has caused cracks in their relations with the sizable Muslim community, claims IslamOnline.net. “Gaza was the tough test for the Muslims-Jews dialogue in France,” claimed Djelloul Seddiki, who quit his position as

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