The resignation of M’hammed Henniche as rector of the north Paris Pantin mosque and the nomination of new board members does not give any adequate assurance to justify the reopening of Paris Pantin mosque. Any mosque where “some associates” were involved in the beheading of a teacher for “blasphemy” needs a thorough investigation. There is no indication that any such investigation was done. France, like other Western countries, has become exhausted by the incessant charges of “Islamophobia” and relentless attacks on counterterror measures. Sometimes authorities follow up in a responsible fashion when the news cycle is hot, but back off once emotions have cooled, and thus allow jihadists to plan their next attacks.
French Interior Minister calls for reopening of mosque implicated in Paty murder,” by Michael Fitzpatrick, RFI, March 16, 2021:
In the wake of the resignation of M’hammed Henniche from his position as rector of the north Paris Pantin mosque, Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin has called for the reopening of the establishment, closed for the past six months following the brutal murder of schoolteacher Samuel Paty.
The north Paris mosque was closed last October, following accusations that some associates of the establishment had contributed to the on-line campaign against Samuel Paty, a civics teacher, beheaded on 16 October after using caricatures of the Prophet Mahomet in a class on free speech.
French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin has now called for the reopening of the mosque, following the resignation of rector M’hammed Henniche, and the nomination of a new board of directors.
“The managerial structure of the Pantin mosque has been completely overhauled,” the minister wrote in a Tweet. “I therefore call on the local police chief to contact the new management team with a view to reopening the mosque as soon as possible.”
M’hammed Henniche had been head of the Pantin Muslim Association since 2013, and was recently re-elected. He resigned on Sunday. Henniche will be replaced by Dramé Abderrahman.
Mosque Facebook page carried Paty video
The mosque, frequented by a congregation estimated at 1,300, was closed after the establishment’s Facebook page republished a video involving the father of a student who was implicated in the events leading to the murder of Samuel Paty.Two court appeals for the reopening were rejected.
Minister Darmanin insisted that the establishment would remain closed until both the rector, Henniche, and the imam, Ibrahim Doucouré, agreed to leave. Doucouré has already departed.
The police chief of the Seine-Saint-Denis area, which includes Pantin, last November withdrew the cultural status accorded to religious associations in France, saying the mosque represented a danger to public order.
Doubt over million-euro building project
That decision forced the suspension of a million-euro building project organised with the town of Pantin, intended to replace the current mosque….
Buraq says
New faces, same old Islam: violent and supremacist. Clowns!
Michael Copeland says
A mosque is a Conspiracy House. France is the Realm of War.
Keith O says
Michael, I’d go as far as to say mosques are indoctrination centers, training barracks and recruitment shop fronts.
From what I have seen online and from yarning with mates in law enforcement, a lot of the individuals who carry out “loan wolf attacks” start out asjust being curious about Islam because they have nothing and no one in their lives who will or can be a guiding light to form their behaviors in a civilised society.
Then enter the mosques and suddenly there are these older men who take them under their wing and guide them “upon the true path”.
6-12 months later, depending upon the skill of the one who is “guiding” them, we have a full blown Jihadist mudslime who is will to die for Allah.
And the Imams will smile sweetly and say they had no idea about what was happening.
Peter Buckley says
It is unfortunate that muslims and Lefties are forced to witness first-hand the violent nature of Islam, rather than simply doing a few hours’ studying of Islam’s core texts, which would quickly disabuse them of their well-intentioned, but dangerous naivety.
But, there you go. Unfortunately, with many, it seems Islam has to continually prove to them how bad it is before they are finally forced to concede that-yes- Islam is as bad, if not worse, than they even thought.
So it is in France, with the politically-correct Left, especially in educational establishments. Many will read the following with a sense of horror, but myself, I just see it as yet another painful lesson for said individuals on their inevitable road to joining the rest of us, as reality kicks in:
https://medforth.blog/2021/03/20/threat-alert-in-france-police-protection-needed-for-additional-teachers-accused-of-insulting-islam/
Shirley Ann says
With all the “Peaceful” Muslim Countries in the World, why in the Name of God, are these Muslims even allowed to Invade a Predominately Christian Country? MUSLIMS DO NOT CALL THEMSELVES Immigrants & they tell you truthfully, that they are in the Christian World to WIPE US OUT. French Political Leaders, like The Political Leaders in the UK, USA & every other So-Called Civilized Country, are accepting the Beheading of their own Citizens, in order to Pacify these Muslim Beings. FOOLISH FRENCH WILL NOT ACCEPT THE TRUTH, UNTIL ONE OF THEIR FOOLISH POLITICIANS IS BEHEADED.
James Lincoln says
Shirley Ann says,
“FOOLISH FRENCH WILL NOT ACCEPT THE TRUTH, UNTIL ONE OF THEIR FOOLISH POLITICIANS IS BEHEADED.”
Likely, not even then.
There is always the “mental illness” defense…
gravenimage says
Yes–we’ve seen these dhimmis assaulted or raped, or their loved ones assulated or raped, and many times they *still* whitewash Islam and Jihadists and continue to make excuses for them.
James Sang says
Gerald wants more beheadings!! It’s part of his DNA!!
Sir Robert Ray Mc Knight for Christ says
The reality is that France is not a Christian nation. It has been centuries since The Christian Faith had a strong presence in France … or in most of Europe or Asia or Africa.
In most of what we would consider “Christian” nations that is history. We live in a Post-Christian world that has taken some Christian Life Principles and distorted them to the point that they are now accomplishing the opposite of their intention.
Sin is no longer considered to be the sin that it is. Free speech is an excuse for hate and rioting … which includes looting. (Murdering and Stealing and Hating). Christian Charity becomes a governmental lifestyle of Entitlement. Honest work is despised. ?Why work when if I make $$$ I will lose my “rights and personal freedom”? And all this is because the god of this world and those enslaved to him reject the Lordship and authority of Jesus Christ, God son, the Promised Messiah, is the only acceptable Sin sacrifice God our Creator finds acceptable. As the Scriptures teach and clearly state … If you have the Son of God Jesus you have LIFE (an Abundant Life), if you do not have Jesus as your Lord, you do not have life and will never get to God’s Heaven but will be judged and experience the horrors of the second death.
In the Bible, God sets His rules on who can enter His Heaven – not foolish deceived men. Heaven is for those who have accepted the Lordship and authority of Jesus. His blood shed when he was offered up on the cross for our sins makes it possible for us to know the Father. Jesus clearly taught: I and the Father are One. No one comes to the Father except through me. I am the Way, I am the Truth, I am the Life.
I am the light of the world. Apart from me you live in darkness and shall die in your sins. You will be Forever separated from God’s Love.
Every man has to make a choice. It is my prayer that all men, every unbeliever, every man trying to be good enough, every Muslim, every Hindu would come to Jesus and dwell in His love. The Bible clearly states every one who trusts in Jesus becomes a Child of God. He immediately inherits the riches available in Christ. This all happens when you put your Faith in Jesus and believe His promises. It is a life that offers the ultimates in Love, Joy Peace and Purpose. It gives meaning to our lives.
Do you know that Jesus loves you?
Does it matter?
Do you care?
What profit is in a life without Jesus?
Lavéritétriomphera says
@Sir Robert Ray Mc Knight for Christ,
You must be joking!
France is a country of Roman Catholic tradition. We are very traditionalist an in fact I think we have nether cut the umbilical chord with Rome since Clovis baptism in 496, 505 or 507.
French secularism is a fusion of Catholicism and philosophies of enlightenment.
Sir Robert Ray Mc Knight for Christ says
Wikipedia says that France has 41% who are Roman Catholic and another 6% of other faiths claiming to be Christian. 40% are nothing and as for those are are considered Roman Catholic – Sunday Mass attendance has dropped to about 5%. That means only 2% are practicing Roman Catholics. Muslims are between 5-8%.
I would imagine that even in the worst of times in any European communist country there was a higher percentage of Christian believers.
France is in great need of prayer and revival.
Lavéritétriomphera says
“40% are nothing and as for those are considered Roman Catholic … “.
France is a country of Roman Catholic tradition (I said). Our culture is Greco-Roman and Judeo-Christian. Some of us quote the Bible but they are atheist.
However, what counts is the fact that the Christian message continues to be a reality in France wether we want it or not.
Macron is an agnostic spiritualist (?) :
“Je crois que notre génération doit savoir que la Bête de l’évènement est là, elle arrive, qu’il s’agisse du terrorisme, de cette grande pandémie ou d’autres chocs. Il faut la combattre quand elle arrive avec ce qu’elle a de profondément inattendu, implacable.”
“I believe that our generation must know that the Beast of the “Event” is here with us, it is arriving, wether it is terrorism, or the great pandemic or other shocks. We have to fight it, its nature is deeply unpredictable and implacable.”
Emanuel Macron said.
As far I am concern our president is right.
gravenimage says
What do you hate about freedom of speech, and how do you want to see it curtailed?
Beneath the Veil of Consciousness says
New leaders of a proto-nazi ideology.
That should fix it.
gravenimage says
France: Interior minister calls for reopening of mosque implicated in teacher’s beheading
………..
Utter madness. Who would the new Imam be? That he was on the board previously does not bod well. Have the Mosque-goers been investigated? I doubt it…
Savvy Kafir says
That mosque should be razed to the ground — along with every other mosque in the civilized world. And this should be obvious to everyone by now. Muslims are determined to Islamize the West, and every mosque is an outpost promoting a hostile, alien ideology.