From 2008 to 2013 the president of the CFCM was Mohammed Moussaoui, a CIO of SFR French telecommunications company representing the Rassemblement des musulmans de France [fr].
Critics allege that, in virtue of laïcité, there was no need to give official representation to a religious group, which led to communautarisme.
[citation needed] Considered ineffective and following an internal split, the CFCM was dismissed in early 2023 by the decision of Emmanuel Macron, who preferred the French Forum of Islam.[1].
The council is not a political party, rather a way for the Muslim citizens to have their ideas heard and make sure they are represented when it comes to governmental decisions.
The council brought this section to life in order to more thoroughly represent the various branches of Islam practiced in France, as well as to help squash the negative stigmas against the believers that have been circulating the internet.
A new branch of the FCMF, theological plane,[6] was created in order to try and spread the word that the people committing these crimes are not representative of the other believers.