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Paris: the Gathering of a Muslim Brotherhood in the Place De La République Creates Controversy

Summary by Le Parisien
This Saturday more than a hundred Sufi faithful of the Senegalese Brotherhood of the Mourides gathered in Place de la République to recite "poems".

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On Saturday, July 19, in the afternoon, about one hundred followers of the Sufi Brotherhood of the Mourides, a branch of Islam particularly present in Senegal, gathered in Place de la République in Paris. This religious gathering was held from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. The event, although peaceful, did not fail to provoke reactions, in particular that of Sheikh Mohammad Mehdizade, European Director of the World Council of Imams, who was critical of him.A…

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This Saturday more than a hundred Sufi faithful of the Senegalese Brotherhood of the Mourides gathered in Place de la République to recite "poems".

·Paris, France
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To promote peace, forgiveness, tolerance and living together, the Moorish Brotherhood organized a large religious gathering at Place de la République, in the heart of Paris. The initiative, carried out by the Senegalese faithful living in France, was intended to be inclusive and fraternal, but it quickly aroused a lively controversy within French public opinion. Several personalities expressed their indignation on the social network X (ex-Twitte…

Saturday 19 July, the Muslim Brotherhood of the Mourides of Senegal invested the place of the Republic in Paris for an event

·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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Mouride Muslims gathered on Saturday, July 19, to promote “peace, tolerance, forgiveness and living together.” This is the second year that this congregation, founded in Senegal, has thus appeared in the capital.

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Le Parisien broke the news in Paris, France on Monday, July 21, 2025.
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