Dozens of prominent French Muslims and Prime Minister Manuel
Valls have called for a national drive to promote mainstream Islam and combat
the radicalisation of young Muslims.
They issued separate appeals in the Journal du Dimanche
(JDD) newspaper, as France remains in shock from the murder of a priest by
Islamist extremists last week.
The 41 prominent Muslims and Mr Valls said a French Muslim
foundation set up in 2005 must be relaunched. Mr Valls's stance drew some
criticism. Two politicians in the right-wing opposition party The Republicans -
Eric Ciotti and Christian Estrosi - accused Mr Valls of hypocrisy for failing
to prevent the opening of a Saudi-funded mosque in Nice.
Mr Valls was booed at a commemoration in Nice on 18 July for
the 84 people killed by a lorry which ploughed into a holiday crowd on the
city's beachfront promenade. The Tunisian driver is believed to have been
inspired by so-called Islamic State (IS).
There is widespread concern in Europe about the influence of
Saudi Arabia's ultra-conservative Wahhabi version of Islam.
-bbc
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