Daw Meskine
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Daw Meskine is a French Imam
and Secretary General of the French Council for Imams
Nicolas Sarkozy
who has apparently consulted him in the past.http://www.expatica.com/source/site_article.asp?subchannel_id=25&story_id=30963&name=Islamic+leader+caught+in+terrorist+funds+probe
17 other French citizens have been arrested in the operation.
Imam
An imam is an Islamic leadership position, often the worship leader of a mosque and the Muslim community. Similar to spiritual leaders, the imam is the one who leads Islamic worship services. More often, the community turns to the mosque imam if they have a religious question...
and Secretary General of the French Council for Imams
Life as Imam
Daw Meskine is the imam of the Clichy-Sous-Bois mosque and the secretary general of the French Council of Imams.Career
Meskine has been treated as an important figure in Franco-Islamic relations and interior ministerInterior minister
An interior ministry is a government ministry typically responsible for policing, national security, and immigration matters. The ministry is often headed by a minister of the interior or minister of home affairs...
Nicolas Sarkozy
Nicolas Sarkozy
Nicolas Sarkozy is the 23rd and current President of the French Republic and ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra. He assumed the office on 16 May 2007 after defeating the Socialist Party candidate Ségolène Royal 10 days earlier....
who has apparently consulted him in the past.http://www.expatica.com/source/site_article.asp?subchannel_id=25&story_id=30963&name=Islamic+leader+caught+in+terrorist+funds+probe
Arrest and controversy
On June 19, 2006 it was announced Imam Meskine and his son were arrested for laundering money linked to a terrorist organization. Many members of the French Islamic community saw the arrest as a provocation meant to interfere with state funding to the al-Najah Muslim High school. Some have linked the event to his criticism of the policies of Nicholas Sarkozy.17 other French citizens have been arrested in the operation.