The perimeter of the Great Mosque of Paris was completely cordoned off on Friday. The origin of this security measure was the throwing of a firecracker "in a street overlooking the facade just before the exit of the worshippers".
The Pantin mosque in Yvelines has been closed for six months by the Ministry of the Interior. It is accused of having broadcast on its Facebook page the video "likely to have facilitated the act of terrorism" of the teacher Samuel Paty and of not having ensured the moderation of the comments of Internet users.
The activist Abdelhakim Sefrioui, held in custody in the case of the beheaded professor, was indicted for "complicity in murder in connection with a terrorist enterprise" on October 21. He is "stunned, devastated," said his lawyer.
The text that will serve as the sermon this Friday in mosques in France has been proposed by the French Council of the Muslim Faith. The CFCM intends to contribute to the fight against religious extremism that perverts Islam and its values, a few days after the assassination of Samuel Paty.
Tension is high in Angers around the transfer of the mosque to Morocco. The former presidents of the Association of Muslims of the city, fearing "irreparable damage", are planning a demonstration this Friday, October 23, on the sidelines of the main prayer, that is, a few days before the city council meeting which has included this issue on the agenda.
The Moroccan embassy in Paris has disputed any relationship with Abdelhakim Sefrioui, a figure of radical Islam in France, who was taken into custody in connection with the assassination of teacher Samuel Paty. It even described the alleged proximity of the individual to the Moroccan embassy in Paris, published by the media, as a malicious allegation.
The security of school establishments will be strengthened and "radical Islamist propaganda online" will be monitored. This is what French President Emmanuel Macron decided on Sunday, the day after the attack on a history teacher.
The resumption of Friday prayers in mosques, a measure decided by the government after several months of closure, could prove catastrophic. With the resurgence of new infections, the damage from this decision would be disastrous for the country.
The death of the beheaded professor has provoked a backlash against the Collective Against Islamophobia in France (CCIF). The association defending the rights of Muslims has filed a complaint against Zineb El Rhazoui and Aurore Bergé who accuse them of "having led a harassment campaign against this teacher".
Nearly 30 mosques in the North gathered on Saturday to express their outrage at the "barbaric murder" of the history teacher in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine.
Among the nine people in police custody in the investigation into the death of the teacher beheaded in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine is Abdelhakim Sefrioui. He is considered a figure of radical Islam.
The cover of Figaro Magazine , the day after Emmanuel Macron’s speech on separatism, was dedicated to five women known to the French and presented as figures in the fight against Islamism.