Islamist Conference in France Cancelled Again
1st February 2023
A controversial Islamic conference set to be held in the southeastern French town of Grenoble has been called off under the orders of municipal authorities, citing extremist links of planned speakers. As The European Conservative previously reported, the event was originally planned near the city of Avignon in November of last year before being cancelled due to security concerns and a public outcry around the Islamist links of organisers and statements by the two scheduled speakers.
Grenoble’s Mayor Renzo Sulli issued the decree to ban the gathering Saturday, describing both the speakers and organisers as having established links to both Salafist movements and the Muslim Brotherhood. In addition, the mayor voiced concerns over the risk of violence and substantial risk to public order. The event was set to occur at an undisclosed location to be revealed only on the day due to fear of violence or cancellation.
The originally planned conference drew negative attention due to the logo of the recently proscribed Salafist organisation Barakacity being featured on posters advertising the event.