The Comorian imam of the main mosque of Saint-Chamond (Loire) was suspended from his duties following discriminatory remarks against women made during Eid el-Kébir, we learned Friday from concordant sources .

"Mmadi Ahamada has been suspended from his duties, as requested by the prefect of the Loire who summoned him yesterday afternoon," Nabil Douibi, spokesperson for the Attakwa mosque, told AFP.

The spokesperson, as well as the president of the religious association which manages this mosque, Abdelnacer Zaïdi, refused to comment on the incriminated sermon, the content of which is considered "discriminatory and contrary to gender equality", according to the prefect of the Loire, Catherine Séguin.

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The latter adds in a press release, that "in accordance with the instructions of the Minister of the Interior, the question of the non-renewal of his (residence) permit is under study". In a video of the July 20 sermon, posted on the mosque's Facebook page, the imam addresses several hundred men gathered in the open air, on the day of Eid el-Kebir, sometimes in Arabic, sometimes in French. He asks “Muslim women wishing to enter Paradise (to) obey (their) husbands (…) watch over the rights of Allah and those of their husbands”.

"Stay in your homes and do not show off in the manner of women before Islam and do not be too complacent in your language", exhorts the religious, who invites them not to give in to "the accomplishment of the corruption and vice ”.

Regional councilor RN Isabelle Surply, denounced this sermon on Tuesday, criticizing this mosque for "an unequal conception of women's rights".

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