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File: French Muslims attend Friday prayers at a disused former fire station converted into a prayer hall near Paris. AP/Press Association Images

France has 'shut 20 radical Islam-preaching mosques'

There are some 2,500 mosques and prayer halls in France, about 120 of which are considered to be preaching radical Salafism.

FRENCH AUTHORITIES HAVE shut down around 20 mosques and prayer halls considered to be preaching radical Islam since December, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said today.

“There is no place…in France for those who call for and incite hatred in prayer halls or in mosques, and who don’t respect certain republican principles, notably equality between men and women,” the minister said.

“That is why I took the decision a few months ago to close mosques through the state of emergency, legal measures or administrative measures. About 20 mosques have been closed, and there will be others.”

Cazeneuve was speaking after a meeting with leaders of the French Council of the Muslim Religion.

Salafism

There are some 2,500 mosques and prayer halls in France, about 120 of which are considered to be preaching radical Salafism, a strict Sunni interpretation of Islam.

He said that since 2012, 80 people had been expelled from France, and dozens more expulsions were under way, without giving further details.

The meeting comes as France struggles with an unprecedented jihadist threat that has seen a raft of terror attacks, most recently a truck massacre in Nice which killed 84, and the murder of a Catholic priest in the Normandy village of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray.

The repeat attacks have raised tough questions about security failures, but also about the foreign funding of many mosques.

Prime Minister Manuel Valls said last week that he would consider a temporary ban on foreign financing of mosques, urging a “new model” for relations with Islam.

Cazeneuve confirmed that authorities were working on a French foundation for Islam which would guarantee total transparency in financing of mosques “with rigorous respect for secular principles.”

© AFP 2016

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    Jul 2nd 2024, 8:49 AM

    What is the difference between a jet engine and a pilot?

    The jet engine stops whining when the plane shuts down.

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    Jul 2nd 2024, 10:25 AM

    Aer Lingus CEOs are making millions per annum, even through covid the top 3 in the company were splitting some €4million between them while on base salaries way over what these folks are looking for. Take what you can get Pilots!!!

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    Jul 2nd 2024, 12:11 PM

    I don’t know about you but if I’m getting into a metal tube to fly at 1000km/h, 6 miles above terra firma, I want to know that the guy at the pointy end is well rested, stress free and happy in his job and is ready and willing to save us all if the grim reeper comes knocking!! Pay them what they want!

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    Jul 2nd 2024, 9:25 AM

    Pilot’s favourite song, gonna stand my ground and I won’t back down (even if I’m being unreasonable).

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    Jul 2nd 2024, 9:09 AM

    Big lazy bozo pilots ruined everyone’s holidays.

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    Jul 2nd 2024, 10:47 AM

    Are people getting reimbursed of their ruined holiday with all the costs included ? If not sue them ! Ruin their paradise, go after them, make them think twice before they do it again !

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    Jul 2nd 2024, 12:06 PM

    @Dominic Leleu: first world problems

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    Jul 2nd 2024, 4:40 PM

    @Dominic Leleu: The blame here falls squarely with the pilots.

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    Jul 2nd 2024, 4:49 PM

    @Pat Barry: LOL

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    Jul 2nd 2024, 7:55 PM

    €269,000 Euro share bonus received by invisible ‘CEO’ Lynn Embleton last week. All while she watched her understaffed operation cause flight cancellations and untold misery for the travelling public. What working conditions did she sacrifice in order to get this? She can’t say she increased her productivity anyway!

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    Jul 2nd 2024, 8:19 PM

    @KB: Understaffed? The reason for the cancellations is the action by the pilots.

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    Jul 2nd 2024, 9:06 PM

    @KB: 2022 Aer Lingus staff = 4,291/ passengers carried 9.02M
    2022 Iberia staff = 15,499/ passengers carried 88.4M

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    Jul 2nd 2024, 9:58 PM

    @Pat Barry: they don’t have 4,291 pilots. They are understaffed and that is why the work to rule led to so many cancellations.

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    Jul 2nd 2024, 10:26 PM

    @KB: That’s total employees, how can Iberia carry 10 times the amount of passengers with over 3 times the staff, they must be seriously understaffed.

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