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Les Imams Vont à l'École (2010)

Name: Les Imams Vont à l'École
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2016-04-29T13:20:50+02:00

Documentary | 76 minutes

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Genre: Documentary

Duration: 76 minuten

Alternative title: Imams go to School

Country: United Arab Emirates / France

Directed by: Kaouther Ben Hania

IMDb score: 6,2 (31)

Releasedate: 25 August 2011

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Les Imams Vont à l'École plot

Why do these imams in training attend classes at the Institut Catholique in addition to their theological studies in the Grande Mosquée in Paris? That is because the French government would like to see imams also trained in the principles of the republic with its freedom of conscience and belief and strict separation of church and state. Paradoxically, the Sorbonne refused to give this course to religious students, so they are now welcomed within Catholic walls. They could have had it worse. The director of the school is a flamboyant man who teaches like a true actor and protects his students from the press if necessary. The not always gentle way in which the separation between the French state and the Catholic Church was shaped in the past provides fascinating teaching material...