France shuts mosque in Beauvais for sermons 'defending jihad'

Also: France closes mosque north of Paris after 'unacceptable' preaching (Agence France-Presse)

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Source: BBC

France shuts mosque in Beauvais for sermons 'defending jihad'

28 December 2021

A mosque in the northern French region of Oise has been closed because of an imam's radical sermons, said to have "defended jihad".

The mosque in the town of Beauvais will remain shut for six months, local authorities say.

Oise's prefect said sermons there called jihadist fighters "heroes" and incited hatred and violence.

France has been carrying out checks on Islamic places of worship suspected of having links to extremism.

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-59791765

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Source: Agence France-Presse

France closes mosque north of Paris after 'unacceptable' preaching

Issued on: 28/12/2021 - 10:39
Modified: 28/12/2021 - 16:11

France has ordered the closure of a mosque in the north of the country because of the radical nature of its imam's preaching, regional authorities told AFP on Tuesday.

The mosque in Beauvais, a town of 50,000 people some 100 kilometres (62 miles) north of Paris, will remain shut for six months, according to the prefecture of the Oise region where Beauvais is located.

It said the sermons there incite hatred, violence and "defend jihad".

The move comes two weeks after Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said he had triggered the procedure to close the site because the imam there "is targeting Christians, homosexuals and Jews" in his sermons. This, the minister said, was "unacceptable".

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Read more: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20211228-france-closes-mosque-north-of-paris-after-unacceptable-preaching