| Type: | organization |
| Scouts Musulmans de France | |
| Headquarters: | Noisy-le-Grand |
| Country: | France |
| F-Date: | 1990 |
| Members: | 1,000 |
Scouts Musulmans de France (Muslim Scouts of France, SMF) is a French Muslim Scouting organization for boys and girls between 8 and 21 years old with about 1,000 members. It was founded in 1990 by Sheikh Khaled Bentounès, the spiritual leader of the Sufi Alawiya Brotherhood, and is headquartered in Noisy-le-Grand. It is part of the Fédération du Scoutisme Français (Federation of French Scouting) and through this a member of both the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts and the World Organization of the Scout Movement. It also is a member of the International Union of Muslim Scouts.
Younes Aberkane, the father of Idriss Aberkane, was one of the first leaders of the SMF.[1] Younes Aberkane later became a director for Terre d’Europe, a similar organization.[2]
The badge of the SMF consists of a red fleur de lis for allegiance to the Scout movement, resting on a green trefoil, a sign of belonging to the Guide movement, the 5 pointed star in the centre is for the Muslim belief of the association.
There are four sections in the organisation: