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Islamic Organizations in France, a powerful group that promotes a strict interpretation of Islam that includes grass-roots proselytizing, personal purification, and seeks to influence every aspect of a Muslim's life. The UOIF has been described as inseparable from the Muslim Brotherhood. In a report commissioned by the French government, the Muslim Brotherhood in Europe, as represented by the UOIF are the source of half of the institutional projects in France aiming to re-Islamize the younger generations and maintain their cultural specificity while creating a Muslim citizenship.
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59:(also known as Averroes 1126-1198). The school's origins date back to 1994 when the Al-Imane Mosque began teaching 19 Muslim girls who were expelled from their public school for refusing to remove their headscarves. The school was officially established in 2003. It now has several hundred students and has been ranked as one of the top schools in the country.
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Republic" alongside accusations of opaque financial management as justification to suspend subsidies. In particular, government officials criticised the inclusion of an annotated translation of
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