Overview

• The Institut Européen des Sciences Humaines (IESH) in Saint-Léger-de-Fougeret, Nièvre, was raided by police as part of a financial investigation.
• The institute is accused of failing to declare foreign funding, reportedly from Qatar, as required by French law.
• The operation involved anti-terrorism investigators and focused on obtaining financial records and evidence of potential money laundering and abuse of trust.
• The IESH, founded in the 1990s, trains future imams and is alleged to have connections to the Muslim Brotherhood through its founding organizations.
• Authorities are scrutinizing the institute's compliance with regulations following a 2023 legal signalment under French penal code provisions.