Nice imam says city is "hateful and racist"«
The mayor demands explanations for the imam's statements on Algerian television.
Mahmoud Benzamia in his office
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In an interview broadcast on 12 March on an Algerian public broadcaster, Imam Mahmoud Benzamia, leader of the En-Nour mosque in Nice, described the city as «full of hatred and racist». He was accompanied by the Algerian consul general, He stated that he promotes «our State, the Algerian State» in this locality.. He also expressed satisfaction that the En-Nour mosque is considered «an Algerian Islamic centre.»
Media such as fdesouche.com They have been publicised, and politicians and citizens have interpreted them as a kind of priority loyalty to a foreign state. The mayor of Nice, He has announced that he will refer the case to the Home Secretary and that he will lodge a formal complaint.. He considers the imam's words serious and harmful to communal living in the city.
He says he has been misunderstood.
After three days of silence and amid the unrest within his own mosque, Mahmoud Benzamia issued a statement on Saturday 29 March. In this defensive text, the imam asserts that “The words attributed to me have been taken out of context and misinterpreted.”However, he does not deny having uttered them. This response has been deemed insufficient by some political and social sectors, which are demanding a thorough review of the funding and oversight of mosques with international links.
The statements took less time to provoke reactions within the local Muslim community itself. Adil Echaoui, president of the association that runs the En-Nour institute, distanced himself from the imam's words.“We completely disassociate ourselves.”, he stated, rejecting that the community of believers be associated with such a divisive message.
A migrant religious leader with a track record and influence
Mahmoud Benzamia, 52, was born in Algeria and arrived in France at the age of 22 to study in Marseille. He has been serving as an imam for over thirty years and has become a key figure in the Nice religious landscape. In addition to heading the Niçois En-Nour Institute, he is vice-president of the Alpes-Maritimes Imams' Committee, a position that gives him considerable influence among the region's religious leaders.
As described Nice-Matin, His office fully reflects the importance of religion in his life: a library with hundreds of books, mostly in Arabic, and a large painting of worshippers praying towards Mecca dominate the space. He presents himself as an open, confident person, proud of his role within the Muslim community.
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