Rabat – The French Council of Muslims (Consil Francais du Cuse Musulman) has announced This Ramadan in France will officially begin on Saturday, March 1st.
Also the theological Muslim Council of France announced This Ramadan in France will begin on March 1st.
Muslims in France welcome this holy time with cheering and dedication and prepare fasting and quality times of dawn and quality with family and friends in their communities for a month.
The Grand Mosque of Paris has not yet officially announced the fasting date because it expects the “night of doubt” on Friday evening.
Tradition stipulates that the sky is observed for the viewing of the crescent moon, which signals the beginning of fasting the next day. If the moon is not visible, the beginning of the Ramadan is moved to the following day.
Although the Council quoted the first day of fasting on March 1st, many Muslim immigrant communities in the entire European country follow the starting data according to their countries of origin.
For the Moroccan diaspora in France-Die with a million people, not only the largest migrant community in France, but also Western Europe-is so important that, despite the announcement of the Council, they can start the forecast beginning of March 2 on Morocco.
Islam is a minority religion in France that, according to a 2019-2020 survey by National Statistics Bureau insee, is around 4% to 10% of the total population.
This Muslim community, also the insee report listed Only about 20% often go in mosques, but that Muslims with higher practice in immigrant communities are more prominent.
Despite the Cultivation The prevalence of Muslims in France, Islamophobia, is strong in the entire European country, with hate crimes, especially in recent years.
These attacks range from personal insults and slopes to vandalism in mosques, cemeteries and Muslim small companies. In November 2023, anti-Islam graffiti was sprayed on the Pessac Mosque in Girone, and secular laws in the country have only limited women and girls who wear hijab freely in many public places, including schools.
The French government defends itself and claims that these measures should maintain their “secularism values”, but fear observers that the increase in strict laws will be willing.
In this tense environment, however, Muslim communities continue to flourish, especially during Ramadan. Mosques are filled day and night full of worshipers who are devoted to additional hours from prayers, including Taraweeh, and families gather for community -foxtars (breaking the fast).
This holy month is a time when Moroccan communities are reminiscent of a foretaste of at home, with tables with Harira, “Mssmen”, Chebakia, Datteln, “Sellou” and more. It is a time of calm, dedication, gratitude and celebration.
