students lauding the attacks against Charlie Hebdo. Zitouni says that the school turned a blind eye to these inflammatory comments. Zitouni alleged that anti-Semitism was pervasive among the student body. He also claimed that students frequently criticized his "Islamic unorthodoxy" and questioned his legitimacy as a philosophy teacher. Zitouni also suspected that the school was part of Qatar's attempt to bring their strict Islam into French society. In February 2015, Soufiane Zitouni resigned from his teaching position at the school saying that the school fostered extremism and was indoctrinating political Islam while still receiving government funding. Zitouni alleged that the school turned a blind eye when two of its students openly supported the Kouachi brothers, who carried out the Charlie Hebdo attack in January 2015. The school filed a defamation complaint against Zitouni. There have been many questions about whether the school takes the UOIF's more fundamentalist view of the West's alleged debauchery and condemns things such as pre-marital sex or homosexuality, and how this may create a hostile environment towards Western activities. Accusations have been made both by Zitouni and others that the school outwardly presents a moderate image that complies with the French requirements to receive funding while internally promoting radical views. References Further reading External links Lycée-Collège Averroès Islamic schools in France Averroes 2003 establishments in France Educational institutions established in 2003 Lycées in Lille