Gérald Darmanin creates a “status of the imam in France” | EUROtoday

LDuring his speech on the French Islam Forum (FORIF), the Minister of the Interior introduced the creation of a standing for imams in France. Gérald Darmanin thus needs to fight the concept Islam “ is a religion of foreigners, for foreigners, financed by foreigners.” The minister recalled that “ 60% of Muslims in France were born in France, and it is a French religion like any other.”

The occupant of Place Beauvau thus claims to answer a request for “ number of Muslims, and number of imams who are not properly remunerated today.” “ There stays a serious effort to be made in order that believers in France have higher educated non secular executives, decently remunerated and absolutely built-in into French society.” We must strengthen the training offer in France, in its theological and secular dimension, which is not the role of the State,” he added.

Expulsions of foreign imams

The announcement follows the recent expulsion of imam Mahjoub Mahjoubi. The man was sent back to Tunisia, where he is from, after controversial remarks made towards the French flag at the beginning of February in his mosque in Bagnols-sur-Cèze.

READ ALSO Three questions on the “absolute emergency” expulsion of Imam MahjoubiOn the opposite hand, the case of Imam Hassan Iquioussen was studied by administrative justice this Monday, February 26. The latter was accused in January 2023 of getting preached a separatist speech. The court docket will ship its judgment on March 11. Since 1^er January 2024 and in accordance with an announcement from Emmanuel Macron, France now not welcomes seconded imams, that’s to say despatched by different international locations.