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“Draw a Charter of Republican Values and comply”, French President Emmanuel Macron to country’s Muslim leaders
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“Draw a Charter of Republican Values and comply”, French President Emmanuel Macron to country’s Muslim leaders

The President has ordained that such a charter must include recognition of the “values of the Republic”, specify that Islam in France is a religion and not a political movement, and put an end to foreign involvement in French mosques. French President Emmanuel Macron has tasked the French Council of Muslim Worship (CFCM) to draw up a charter of “republican values” which will then be shared with its member organisations and affiliates which must comply to the charter. The President has given two weeks to the Council for the task. The task of drawing a Republican charter comes weeks after France suffered from multiple terror attacks on its soil including the beheading of a teacher Samuel Paty in October. Ever since France and Europe were hit by Islamic terror attacks, Macron is making...