Paris Mosque Abandons Its Functions, Donations Are Misplaced

Representatives of civil society, MPs of the Algerian Community in France, raised again the controversy about the decline of the role of the “Paris Mosque” in protecting the Algerians and Muslims in general, and laying the bridge of Islamic culture and values ​​of tolerance to counter the phenomenon of Islamophobia.

In a meeting with the Religion Minister, Mohamed Issa, they demanded the revival of a new mosque in Paris in parallel with the growing efforts of the Moroccan community to take over the administration of the largest religious institution in France.
Chairman of the Academy of Civil Society and the representative of the Algerian community in France, Dr. Mohamed Saghour, warned, in a statement to Echorouk, of the declining role of the Paris Mosque in recent years, in parallel with the growing efforts of the Moroccan community to acquire it, while the French political parties are betting on the role of the mosque in winning the votes of the Algerian community with the advent of any elections, instead of defending the interests of the community and Muslims in general, especially with the growing phenomenon of Islamophobia in the French society and through the lobbies of the Jewish media.
“During the meeting, which gathered frames, representatives of civil society and representatives of the community, with the Minister of Religious Affairs and Endowments, Mohamed Issa, at the end of last week, in the framework of a series of meetings that are organized by the MP from the National Liberation Front, Djamel Bouras, they talked about the issue of the mosques’ management in France and the uncertainty that is surrounding the disbursement of donors’ funds and their destination, and the Minister Mohamed Issa agreed, according to the source, to appoint a permanent inspector, who would monitor the fund-raising process and its real destination, accusing some officials of managing the Paris Mosque Foundation by acquiring property from the voluntary funds.
He asserted the necessity of appointing qualified imams and guides who can highlight the values ​​of Islam and defend their rights as Muslims, particularly in the face of accusations that are fueled by the phenomenon of Islamophobia.
He wondered about the absence of the role of the Paris Mosque from all the national, historical and cultural events that are organized by the various activities of civil society and representatives of the Algerian community in France, as the most recent event was a sit in to remember the October 17 French massacres against Algerians in Paris.