(Anadolu) The International Union [of] Muslim Scholars (IUMS) on Saturday decried a French government request for mosque imams to recommend same-sex marriage as a double standard against Islam.
In a Facebook post addressed to French Minister of Citizenship Marlène Schiappa, IUMS Secretary-General Ali al-Qaradaghi described the request as “provocative” and “does not support a peaceful life in France.”
On March 23, Schiappa made televised remarks, saying imams of mosques in France “must recognize in their sermons the right to marriage for people of the same sex.”
“The world has become a small village. The impact of every negative decision extends far beyond what the decision-maker expects,” Qaradaghi said. He called for respect of “the sanctities of society and its religious pluralism.”
