France plans to close six mosques and dissolve Islamic associations Featured

French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin announced Tuesday that the government has initiated measures to close six mosques and dissolve a number of Islamic associations, claiming they promote extremist Islam.

In an interview with Le Figaro newspaper, Darmanin said that a third of the 89 places of worship “suspected of being extremist and registered in the lists of the intelligence services” had been monitored since November 2020.

He added that the government “has launched measures to close six of them,” noting that these places of worship are distributed over five French provinces./agencies