Imam Serigne Lamine Sall

Members of Senegal’s National Laity Council (CNL) addressing journalists at a press conference on 01 March 2022. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Senegal’s Laity Council Demands “public apology” from Imam Over “blasphemous remarks”

Mar 2, 2022

The leadership of Senegal’s National Laity Council (CNL) has demanded a “public apology” from a Muslim leader, Imam Serigne Lamine Sall, over his “blasphemous and offensive remarks” made on a private TV channel about the Catholic faith.

Imam Serigne Lamine Sall

Senegal’s Laity Council Demands “public apology” from Imam Over “blasphemous remarks”

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