Barakacity
| Formation | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Idriss Sihamedi |
| Dissolved | 28 October 2020 |
| Type | NGO |
| Location |
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Official language | Arabic, French |
| Website | barakacity.com |
Barakacity was a Muslim NGO active in France which was founded by Idriss Sihamedi and others in 2008, had international reach. Its founders were characterised as salafists. Its Facebook page had 715 thousand followers and was popular among young Muslim believers.[1] According to interior minister Gérald Darmanin, Barakacity was Islamist and had links to the Muslim Brotherhood.[2]
It was dissolved in November 2020 by French authorities in the aftermath of the Murder of Samuel Paty for spreading radical ideas using social media networks Facebook and Twitter. On the same occasion as the Pantin mosque (French: Mosquée de Pantin) was closed.[3] After the dissolution, the chairman of the NGO appealed to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for being granted asylum in Turkey.[4][5]
References
- ^ "Enseignant tué : qu'est-ce que "Barakacity", dans le viseur des autorités ?". RTL.fr (in French). Retrieved 2021-01-10.
- ^ "Gérald Darmanin annonce la dissolution de l'association BarakaCity". BFMTV (in French). Retrieved 2021-01-10.
- ^ "Le Conseil d'Etat confirme la dissolution de BarakaCity et la fermeture de la mosquée de Pantin". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2020-11-25. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
- ^ "StackPath". lesobservateurs.ch. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
- ^ Newmedia, R. T. L. "Darmanin a notifié au Collectif contre l'islamophobie sa dissolution". RTL Info (in French). Retrieved 2021-01-10.
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