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Montreuil Court Upholds Six-Month Closure of Chanteloup Mosque

8/9/2026

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The Montreuil Court upheld the six-month closure of the Chanteloup mosque, keeping it shut until January.
The imams quoted Quran passages, cited The Garden of the Righteous and The Forty Hadiths.
Officials objected to sermons invoking hell and grave punishments for unbelievers.
Judges found Seine-Saint-Denis prefect Julien Charles did not commit an illegal infringement of worship.
Rafik Chekkat said mosque will appeal to Council of State to defend religious freedom.

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The Montreuil Court upheld the six-month closure of the Chanteloup mosque, keeping it shut until January.
The imams quoted Quran passages, cited The Garden of the Righteous and The Forty Hadiths.
Officials objected to sermons invoking hell and grave punishments for unbelievers.
Judges found Seine-Saint-Denis prefect Julien Charles did not commit an illegal infringement of worship.
Rafik Chekkat said mosque will appeal to Council of State to defend religious freedom.