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Publish date11 Aug 2026 - 18:30
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Council on American-Islamic Relations: Closure of a mosque in France is an instance of religious discrimination

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States, has called on the US State Department to condemn the six-month closure of a mosque near Paris over the recitation of verses from the Holy Quran.
Council on American-Islamic Relations: Closure of a mosque in France is an instance of religious discrimination
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States, has called on the US State Department to condemn the closure of a mosque in France, reportedly due to the recitation of verses from the Holy Quran.
 
A French court has upheld the six-month closure of a mosque near Paris. Rafiq Shaket, a human rights lawyer, stated that the French authorities' argument is that the mosque's imams "cited seven parts of the Quran and referred to important works of Islamic tradition."
 
The Washington D.C.-based CAIR stated in a release: "No government has the right to close a church, synagogue, mosque, or any other place of worship for reading a text from a religious scripture. Shutting down a mosque for the recitation and preaching of the Holy Quran is a clear example of religious discrimination and persecution."
 
The organization added: "We call on the US State Department, which has repeatedly emphasized the need to protect religious freedom, to condemn this deplorable violation of freedom by the French government."
 
CAIR has previously condemned Islamophobic incidents and policies in France.
 
https://taghribnews.com/vdcce1qmo2bq1p8.-ya2.html
Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) France religious discrimination
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