(Jerusalem Post) In a possible violation of a prohibition on political discussion in mosques, French Council of Muslim Faith president Mohammed Moussaoui called upon his congregants to take action on the Arab-Israeli conflict and to recognize the significance of al-Aqsa Mosque and Jerusalem in the Muslim religion, in a statement on Friday amid rising Israeli-Palestinian tensions.
CFCM’s president adopted in January a charter of “Republican values” for Islam in France, which he presented to French President Emmanuel Macron in order to show that “the principles of the Muslim faith are completely compatible with the principles of the Republic.” The charter included the prohibition of any political discussion in mosques, acknowledging the issue “that places of worship serve to disseminate political speeches or import conflicts that take place in other countries of the world.”
