In the wake of the terrorist attack in Paris, France plans on shutting down up to 160 mosques in the next few months.

French President Francois Hollande announced a state of emergency after the attacks, bolstering security measures across the country, reports Al Jazeera.

‘Authorities argue that the mosques pose a threat to national security, operating as hubs of radicalism.

‘According to official figures and our discussions with the interior ministry, between 100 and 160 more mosques will be closed because they are run illegally without proper licenses, they preach hatred, or use takfiri [threats against apostates] speech,’ French-Islamic bureaucratic state mediator and Muslim prison chaplain Hassan El Alaoui told Al Jazeera on Wednesday.

‘This kind of speech shouldn’t even be allowed in Islamic countries, let alone secure countries like France.’

‘Despite assuming a security-conscious posture, the Islamic leader still stubbornly refused to acknowledge the glaring fact that the terrorists that attacked Paris were driven by religious motivations. ‘Those terrorists are a bunch of thieves and drug dealers that wore religious clothing. The whole issue is not about Muslims, but about terrorists. It’s an issue of security for everyone,’ snapped El Alaoui.

Obama is ‘an apologist for radical Islamic terrorists,’ stated Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz in an interview with Fox News’ Megyn Kelly.

‘Why don’t we see the president of the United States demonstrating that same courage just to speak the truth about the face of evil we’re facing right now?’