Following what the CFCM dubbed the "cowardly assassination" of Father Jacques Hamel on Tuesday, the group has called for unity between France's Muslim and Christian communities. The French Council for the Muslim Religion (CFCM) has urged the country's Muslims to take part in a church mass this Sunday to show solidarity with the country's Christian community and to honour the priest slain by jihadists this week. The CFCM called on all mosques in France to hold talks during prayer on Friday about "the pivotal role that Islam plays in respecting other religions", it said in a statement. Photo: AFPThe Local · 29 Jul 2016, 09:22Published: 29 Jul 2016 09:22 GMT+02:00A leading Muslim group in France has called on its community to attend a church mass this Sunday to show solidarity with Christians after the recent jihadist killing of a priest. The move is "to show our Christian brothers the solidarity and compassion of France's Muslims in the wake of this new tragedy that has struck our country through an attack on a place of worship".

Source: The Local July 29, 2016 07:41 UTC