France shuts down another mosque

French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin announced on Wednesday that a mosque in the city of Cannes has been closed for disseminating “anti-Semitic remarks” and supporting two previously dissolved associations.

“We are closing one of the mosques in Cannes because we blame it for anti-Semitic comments, support for CCIF (Collective Against Islamophobia in France) and BarakaCity,” Darmanin told the CNews television channel.

The CCIF and BarakaCity which received the active support of the Turkish state were dissolved in October 2020 in the wake of the brutal murder of a teacher named Samuel Paty.

The Minister of Interior stated that 70 Muslim places of worship in the country have been “radicalised”. According to the ministry, there are 2623 Muslim mosques and places of worship throughout France and 21 places of these have been closed, according to figures dating from the end of December.