Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve met with senior Muslim representatives and agreed that efforts to foster good relations will include the creation of an Islamic foundation, funded solely with money from within France. Anouar Kbibech, leader of the French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM), said he hoped Monday's talks were the start of a new chapter. Hakim El Karoui, a secular Muslim who participated in Monday's talks, said that the choice of Chevenement was "clumsiness at the very least". Cazeneuve, the current interior minister, said the foundation would act as a "bridge between the French state and France's Muslims". "If they are given the financial means, Muslim institutions can strengthen their role in the prevention of radicalisation," said Kbibech.

Source: The Local August 29, 2016 20:03 UTC