In France, the reevaluation of zakat al-fitr, the legal alms payable before the Eid al-Fitr prayer, by the French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM) chaired by Franco-Moroccan Mohammed Moussaoui and other Muslim organizations, is not well received.
The Grand Mosque of Paris and the French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM) chaired by Franco-Moroccan Mohammed Moussaoui are divided on the date of the celebration of Eid al-Fitr in France.
The French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM) has denounced this week "electoral debates" that are too "centered" on Islam in France.
Faced with a strong epidemic resurgence, France has taken new health measures, including the mandatory presentation of a vaccination certificate or a negative Covid test in certain places with more than 50 people. For its part, the French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM) calls on imams and mosque officials to encourage their worshippers to get vaccinated.
Just like last year, Muslims are preparing to spend the month of Ramadan under health restrictions related to the Covid-19 pandemic. These restrictions are more strict in some countries, but eased in other countries due to their epidemiological situation.
In France, the holy month of Ramadan will begin on April 13th next. This announcement was made by the French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM) and the coordination made up of the four dissident Muslim federations of the council.
Mohammed Moussaoui , president of the French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM), reacted to the remarks of Chems-eddine Hafiz, rector of the Paris Mosque, who accused him of "hiding behind the statutes" of his organization to continue to have contacts with the CIMG Milligorüs and the Coordination Committee of Turkish Muslims in France (CCMTF). These two federations are not signatories to the charter of principles for Islam in France.
The President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron, will receive, on Monday, January 18, 2021, the leaders of the French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM) . They have finally agreed on the "charter of principles" of Islam in France.
After his statement in which he claimed to "renounce certain rights to caricature without offending," the president of the French Council of the Muslim Faith, Mohammed Moussaoui , has reconsidered.
Valérie Pécresse, President of the Île-de-France region, has offered masks to imams and chaplains in Île-de-France. This donation is part of the fight against the spread of covid-19.
The remarks made by the president of the Observatory for the Fight against Islamophobia of the CFCM, Abdallah Zekri, on the "Mila" affair, continue to cause waves. This is why he decided, on January 28, to make a new clarification.