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In France, a court has overturned the decision to close a private Muslim middle school in the city of Nice.
Sefen Guez Guez, the lawyer for Avicenne Middle School, the only Muslim school in the Alpes-Maritimes region in the south of the country, announced on his X account that the March 15 decision by the Prefecture to close the school at the end of the academic year has been rejected by the court.
https://twitter.com/Me_GuezGuez/status/1808039506513219855
The court's decision also included an order for the Prefecture to pay 1500 euros ($1609.27) in legal costs.
In February 2024, the Ministry of Education decided to close Avicenne Middle School citing "unclear financial resources."
The school administration, in a written statement, had expressed its objection to the decision, denying the allegations.
In March 2024, the Alpes-Maritimes Prefecture announced its decision to close the school, which has around 100 students, at the end of the academic year.
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