Paris: Authorities Detain Muslim Leader

The French security agencies arrested the secretary general of the Muslim Imams Council in France, Daho Meskeen and 16 others, including some of his relatives, on charges of financing terrorism. Earlier last year, the French authorities conducted a probe to investigate whether Islamists are involved in money laundering operations. Meskeen comes from a Tunisian origin and he founded the first Muslim Private School in France in the year 2001 in a town near Paris. He advocates dialogue between Muslims, Christians and Jews. He participated in several debates when the issue of hijab was raised in France, and advocates France’ republic values.  

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