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PARIS, FRANCE - APRIL 13: The French Supreme Court will make a decision next week over the closure of a mosque near the city of Bordeaux. The Supreme Court held a session on Wednesday, April 13, handling the appeal of the Interior Ministry against the annulment of a local governorate���s decision to close the mosque. The final decision is expected to be heard next week. In late March, the Bordeaux Administrative Court annulled the Gironde Governorate���s March 14 decision to close the mosque for six months, Sefen Guez Guez, the lawyer of the association of the Al Farouk Mosque previously said. The Al Farouk Mosque in the Pessac district near the city of Bordeaux was closed for allegedly defending "radical Islam" and ���spreading Salafist ideology.��� In August, France���s highest constitutional authority approved a controversial ���anti-separatism��� law that has been criticized for singling out Muslims, striking down just two of its articles. The bill was passed by the National Assembly in July, despite strong opposition from both rightist and leftist lawmakers. The government claims that the law is intended to strengthen France's secular system, but critics believe that it restricts religious freedom and marginalizes Muslims. The law has been criticized for targeting France's Muslim community ��� the largest in Europe, with 3.35 million members ��� and imposing restrictions on many aspects of their lives. It allows officials to intervene in mosques and associations responsible for their administration as well as control the finances of Muslim-affiliated associations and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). It also restricts the educational choices of Muslims by making homeschooling subject to official permission. Under the law, patients are also prohibited from choosing their doctors based on gender for religious or other reasons.(Footage by Esra Taskin /Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)