INTERVIEW
After the Easter or Passover celebrations, which have been disrupted by the coronavirus and the health measures that follow, the month of Ramadan for Muslims opens this Friday, in full containment. Laurent Nuñez recalls the restrictions on places of worship. "Ramadan will take place at home, with the family as part of the confinement".
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"Messages passed to the faithful"
"During the period of confinement, places of worship are not necessarily closed, but there cannot be an office, with one exception: funerals, provided that fewer than 20 people are gathered," said the secretary of state.
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"We have worked with those responsible for the Muslim faith, in particular the CFCM or the rector of the Grand Mosque of Paris. Messages have been sent to the faithful to remind them of these conditions."
No reopening of places of worship on May 11
The Muslim authorities have decided to close the mosques for the Ramadan period. "We know that it is an important sacrifice that is required but it is important for the respect of the health security of our fellow citizens and I believe that it was perfectly understood as such". "It is also true of other religions that offices are no longer held in churches or synagogues," he adds.
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Laurent Nuñez reminds that places of worship will not reopen from May 11. A decision taken in agreement with the leaders of the French cult. "The question will also be examined in terms of health issues during the month of June," he said.