Not many recent updates on this.

Gandalf how does this fit in with your theory that mosque attendance prevents radicalisation?

France likely to close more than 100 mosques

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/12/france-100-mosques-close-151202142023319.html

France is likely to close up to 160 mosques in the coming months as part of a nationwide police operation under the state of emergency which allows places of worship that promote radical views to be shut down, one of the country's chief imams has said.

Following news that three mosques have already been closed since the November 13 attacks on the capital, Hassan El Alaoui, who is in charge of nominating regional and local Muslim imams and mediating between the imams and prison officials, told Al Jazeera on Wednesday that more were set to be shut.

"According to official figures and our discussions with the interior ministry, between 100 and 160 more mosques will be closed because they are run illegally without proper licenses, they preach hatred, or use takfiri speech," he said.

GordyL wrote on Feb 17^th, 2016 at 7:56pm:


Can you summarise the idea?

Sprintcyclist wrote on Feb 17^th, 2016 at 8:26pm:


Well, all property is theft, Sprint.

Do you concur with Sprint’s economic policy here, FD? How about his unique take on contract law?

I’m.curious.

freediver wrote on Feb 17^th, 2016 at 7:48pm:


hmmm is that what I said FD? Exactly?

I think it was more like mainstream mosque attendance, a rather important distinction. And don't take my word for it, this was from British intelligence when they investigated patterns of radicalisation in Britain.

Relevant:

freediver wrote on Feb 17^th, 2016 at 7:48pm:


In case you missed it, I highlighted and made bigger the relevant part.

freediver wrote on Feb 18^th, 2016 at 9:30am:


unofficial unlicensed illegal "mosques" preach hate speech, while mainstream official mosques don't - why on earth would you think I want to divert attention away from that FD?

You on the other hand seem very keen to divert attention from the most relevant part of this story - that these "mosques" are not official, mainstream - or even legal.

freediver wrote on Feb 18^th, 2016 at 9:30am:


Of course. If all terrorists were radicalised from the start they wouldn't need hate-preachers to radicalise them would they?

freediver wrote on Feb 18^th, 2016 at 9:42am:


I would have thought the "illegal" bit would be a bit of a giveaway.

Ooh look what we have here - something else you left out FD - this was a muslim initiative:

Quote:


http://www.ibtimes.com/french-muslim-leaders-want-extremist-mosques-closed-islam...

polite_gandalf wrote on Feb 18^th, 2016 at 9:37am:


yes, we know that Gandalf.
mosques over here do the same, that is why many of us want islam banned.

freediver wrote on Feb 18^th, 2016 at 10:30am:


No, nor is that what is being discussed.

The action taken here is in relation to unlicensed mosques that have been set up independently from the official islamic bodies, and who don't represent the mainstream French muslim population. There is no indication that there is any problem vis-a-vis radicalisation in the the mainstream, licensed mosques that represent the vast majority of muslims in France.