Paris’ Grand Mosque celebrates its 100th anniversary and interfaith dialogue
The centenary highlights the mosque’s role as a place of worship and a symbol of France’s Muslim heritage and interfaith dialogue.
- On Friday, July 17, 2026, the Grand Mosque of Paris marked its 100th anniversary, with a banner reading "100 years of light, a century of history, spirituality and dialogue" greeting visitors to the celebration.
- Paris erected the monumental mosque 100 years ago to honor Muslim soldiers from French colonies who fought in World War I. French President Gaston Doumergue declared it would reinforce France's national community through diversity.
- Located in the bustling Latin Quarter, the mosque features a 33-meter -high minaret inspired by the Alhambra in Spain's Granada. The Paris City Hall lists the ornate, carpeted prayer room as a top tourist attraction.
- Volunteer Fatma Chouchane lamented restrictions on Muslim headscarves, asking France to "let them make their religious choices." Visitor Ibrahima Seye, who arrived from Senegal decades ago, called the mosque "a symbol" of solidarity.
- Rector Chems-eddine Hafiz views the site as a symbol of interfaith dialogue, yet worries about religious tensions linked to Middle East conflicts and the polarizing campaign for next year's presidential election.
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Paris’ Grand Mosque celebrates its 100th anniversary and interfaith
PARIS: A hundred years ago, Paris erected a monumental mosque to honor Muslim soldiers from French colonies who fought in World War I. It’s now an integral part of the capital’s bustling Latin Quarter, and as it celebrates its centenary, worshippers are reflecting on being Muslim in today’s France. The rector of the Grand Mosque of Paris sees it as a symbol of interfaith
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