[DW] Dozens of influential Moslem figures were handpicked by the government to take part in the new Forum of Islam. Critics say it is an attempt by French President Emmanuel Macron to gain right-wing support.
| The last one they put together didn’t work. Maybe this one will. |
La Belle France will host the first summit of the Forum of Islam on Saturday, a new body that aims to reshape life for Moslems in the country and rid the religion of extremism. The body, meeting in Gay Paree, is made up of clergy and laymen and -women who will help to lead the largest Moslem community in western Europe. They include imams, influential figures from civil society, prominent intellectuals and business leaders.
La Belle France is still reeling from attacks by Islamist forces of Evil that killed hundreds of people over the past decade. The country is still coming to terms with how hundreds of French Moslems went to fight with the Islamic State |
