CAIR Calls on State Department to Condemn France’s Closure of Mosque Over Recitation of Quran
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CAIR Calls on State Department to Condemn France’s Closure of Mosque Over Recitation of Quran
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the State Department to condemn France’s closure of a mosque reportedly due to recitation of verses of the Holy Quran, Islam’s revealed text. A French court has upheld the six-month closure of a mosque near Paris. Human rights lawyer Rafik Chekkat said the authorities based part of their case on imams “quoting…sev…
France shuts mosque over Quran verses and Islamic texts used in Muslim worship
France shuts mosque over Quran verses and Islamic texts used in Muslim worship Submitted by Elis Gjevori on Sat, 08/08/2026 - 17:53 A lawyer for the mosque says the six-month closure strikes at religious freedom and secularism in France A French mounted police officer stand guard outside the Grande Mosquee or the Great Mosque during the Eid Al-Adha morning prayers, in Paris on June 28, 2023. (Zakaria Abdelkafi/AFP) Off A French court has uphel…
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France Shuts Down Mosque Over Controversial Quran Verses and Islamic Texts Used in Worship
French authorities have closed a mosque after discovering the use of Quranic verses and Islamic texts deemed problematic during Muslim worship services, raising concerns about religious practices and national security. The move, reported by Middle East Eye, highlights ongoing tensions in France regarding the regulation of religious institutions and the government’s efforts to monitor and address what it views as extremist content within places o…
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