Three Muslim groups in France snub anti-extremism charter Three of eight federations belonging to France s main council of Muslims have refused to sign a document renouncing political Islam and religious intolerance
In a rally in support of the Syrian rebels in Aleppo, Paris, December 17, 2016. There is contradiction to try to fight against foreign interference and political Islam with federations financed by foreign countries. (Photo by LEON TANGUY/MAXPPP)
Three Muslim federations in France have refused to sign an anti-extremism charter, revealing a division between them and five other Islamic groups that are signatories to the document.
French President Emmanual Macron has pushed the republican charter in the wake of a spate of Islamist terrorist attacks in the county.