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Barakacity

Barakacity was a Muslim non-governmental organization founded by Idriss Sihamedi and others in 2008; while it started in France, the organization had international reach. Its founders were characterised as Salafists. Its Facebook page had 715,000 followers and was popular among young Muslim believers. According to interior minister Gérald Darmanin, Barakacity was Islamist and had links to the Muslim Brotherhood. It was dissolved in November 2020 by French authorities in the aftermath of the murder of Samuel Paty for "spreading radical ideas" using Facebook and Twitter. This was around the same time as the Pantin mosque was closed. After the dissolution, the chairman of the NGO appealed to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for being granted asylum in Turkey.

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Barakacity was a Muslim non-governmental organization founded by Idriss Sihamedi and others in 2008; while it started in France, the organization had international reach. Its founders were characterised as Salafists. Its Facebook page had 715,000 followers and was popular among young Muslim believers. According to interior minister Gérald Darmanin, Barakacity was Islamist and had links to the Muslim Brotherhood. It was dissolved in November 2020 by French authorities in the aftermath of the murder of Samuel Paty for "spreading radical ideas" using Facebook and Twitter. This was around the same time as the Pantin mosque was closed. After the dissolution, the chairman of the NGO appealed to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for being granted asylum in Turkey.

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  1. date of foundation: 2008 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "2008". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1350065797

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