France closes mosques with powers some critics say use 'secretive evidence'

For three years, Karim Daoud ran the mosque in the small town of Allonnes in northwest France. He also coached kids’ soccer teams and for more than two decades has worked for the local council's youth services.

Daoud was among those who visited a nearby Catholic church to express solidarity following a deadly Islamist extremist attack at a church in southern France in 2020.