Strong opposition by French politicians against the Namaz public
Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2025 8:09 am
Gurugram Police and District Administration have been on high alert due to the possibility of a public order situation. However, this is not the first time since non-Muslims have opposed the Namaz public offering. In November 2017, around a hundred French politicians had to hit the streets of the commune of Clichy in the north-western suburbs of Paris. The aim was to protest the public offering of Namaz by the Muslim community on Friday by which they blocked roads and public spaces. Politicians wore tricolor scarves and sang the national anthem (Marseillaise) in unison.
It was in response to a group of 200 Muslims who offered Friday prayers in the streets of Clichy. Since France adheres to a strict secular system, using the public domain for prayers is unacceptable. The local Muslim community had prayed in the streets for 9 months before French politicians used the protests as a last resort. In their defense, the Muslims claimed that they had nowhere to pray and that a town hall, which was previously used for this purpose, was taken away from them.
Although the authorities have opened a new mosque for job function email database them, worshipers claims that it was 1.5 km away and difficult to reach. Through their street prayers, they hoped to put pressure on the town hall to open a prayer room in the heart of the town of Clichy.
The president of the Paris Regional Council, Valérie Pécresse, led the demonstrations against Friday Namaz. He said: “Public space cannot be occupied in this way. We are in a country where we do not pray in the street, the rules of law are violated. ” Likewise, the mayor of the commune Rémi Muzeau nodded, “I am responsible for ensuring the peace and freedom of everyone in my city… We have done what the police should have done a long time ago.”
He also called on the Interior Ministry to ban Muslims from praying in the streets. In order to calm the situation and prevent any public order problem, a riot police contingent was deployed on the site. French politicians marched alongside Muslim worshipers in an attempt to physically move them.
It was in response to a group of 200 Muslims who offered Friday prayers in the streets of Clichy. Since France adheres to a strict secular system, using the public domain for prayers is unacceptable. The local Muslim community had prayed in the streets for 9 months before French politicians used the protests as a last resort. In their defense, the Muslims claimed that they had nowhere to pray and that a town hall, which was previously used for this purpose, was taken away from them.
Although the authorities have opened a new mosque for job function email database them, worshipers claims that it was 1.5 km away and difficult to reach. Through their street prayers, they hoped to put pressure on the town hall to open a prayer room in the heart of the town of Clichy.
The president of the Paris Regional Council, Valérie Pécresse, led the demonstrations against Friday Namaz. He said: “Public space cannot be occupied in this way. We are in a country where we do not pray in the street, the rules of law are violated. ” Likewise, the mayor of the commune Rémi Muzeau nodded, “I am responsible for ensuring the peace and freedom of everyone in my city… We have done what the police should have done a long time ago.”
He also called on the Interior Ministry to ban Muslims from praying in the streets. In order to calm the situation and prevent any public order problem, a riot police contingent was deployed on the site. French politicians marched alongside Muslim worshipers in an attempt to physically move them.