Integrating Islam [electronic resource] : political and religious challenges in contemporary France / Jonathan Laurence, Justin Vaisse.
Laurence, Jonathan.; Vaïsse, Justin.
2006
DC34.5.M87 L38 2006eb
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Title Integrating Islam [electronic resource] : political and religious challenges in contemporary France / Jonathan Laurence, Justin Vaisse.
Author Laurence, Jonathan.
ISBN 0815751524
0815751508 (cloth : alk. paper)
0815751516 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Imprint Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2006.
Language English
Description xviii, 342 p. : ill.
Call Number DC34.5.M87 L38 2006eb
Summary "Portrays the more complex reality of Muslim integration into French politics and society. Special attention devoted to the policies developed by successive French governments to encourage integration and discourage extremism"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-324) and index.
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Part I. Being Muslim in France. 1. The steady integration of France's most recent and largest minority ; 2. Patterns of exclusion and inclusion in French society ; 3. From religion to identity : 1,001 ways of being Muslim ; 4. Islamic organizations and leaders in France
Part II. From Muslims into French citizens : Muslims and public policy. 5. Liberté, égalité
laïcité : creation of the French Council of the Muslim Religion ; 6. Intolerance or integration? The ban on religious symbols in public schools ; 7. An assessment of French policy responses
Part III. The Politics of Islam in France and Europe. 8. The pursuit of the Muslim vote and its impact on foreign policy ; 9. Anti-Semitism among Muslims and the rise of communautarisme ; 10. The threat of terrorism and the French response ; 11. Conclusion.

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