France closes 21 mosques in the country.
The French interior minister said in an interview that at least 21 mosques have been closed in the country recently.
French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanan announced that 21 mosques have been closed in the country recently.
In an interview with LCI, he claimed that there were signs of extremism inside 21 mosques during a recent inspection of 99 mosques.
The French official said six more mosques would be closed in the coming days, in line with anti-extremism law.
The decision to close mosques is one of several decisions by the French government to close Islamic centers. Paris is doing this under the pretext of countering extremism and inciting violence and terrorism.
According to Darmanan, this is the first time in French history that this number of mosques have been closed.
On the other hand, in the continuation of Islamophobia in France, the image of the cross and anti-Islamic slogans have been posted on the walls of three mosques in this country.
The walls of mosques affiliated with the Turkish Union for Religious Affairs (DITIB), the largest Turkish Muslim association in the country, were demolished late Saturday in the provinces of Montelbun, Pontarlie and Rubay.
“We condemn the ugly attack on our mosques and wish good health to our community,” the union said in a statement.
“We call for unity in the face of actions aimed at undermining peace in the country,” the statement said. “We urge you to be cautious about such provocative events.”
The French National Assembly recently approved a controversial anti-Islamic bill that the government of Emmanuel Macron deems necessary to preserve France’s secular foundations. The French National Assembly, or lower house of parliament, which is one of the two parliaments of the country, approved the plan despite opposition from left-wing and right-wing parliamentarians.