In Strasbourg, environmentalists, a mosque and an administrative judge

Strasbourg

Both so visible and so discreet. After several weeks in the media and political spotlight, in the spring of 2021, the grand Eyub Sultan Mosque under construction in Strasbourg benefited from considerable publicity. While this work was already less focused on communication, its promoters have since become more reserved. However, the debate was less about the architectural project, which aimed to attract Turkish-speaking Muslim believers outside the Millî Görüs Islamic Confederation, than about the €2,563,000 subsidy, or 10% of the building’s cost, that the municipal environmentalist was preparing. deliver the project despite many odds.

The March 22, 2021 consultation contested by the Prefect of Bas-Rhin and the municipal group Les Républicains was examined last Thursday by the Administrative Court. Believing in it “The city of Strasbourg did not respect the standards it set.” Previously, the public reporter suggested…