French Muslim councils agree ‘charter’ for Macron’s religious reforms

France's Muslim federations agreed on a "charter of principles" requested by President Emmanuel Macron in his bid to eradicate sectarianism and extremism. Mr Macron urged the French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM) to devise the charter in November, after the extreamist killing of a schoolteacher who showed cartoons of the Prophet Mohamed to students. The charter rejects "instrumentalising" Islam for political ends and affirms equality between men and women, while denouncing practices such as female...