Islam in France

Posted on May 17th, 2004 by .
Categories: Research International.

Islam in France

May 10, 2004
Islam in France

An article by Jean-Yves Camus about Muslims in France. France is a country with a population of 60 million where Churches and State are separated since 1905, which means, among other things, that asking people about their religious affiliation in a population census is forbidden. However, it is believed that between 4 and 5 million Moslems, whether foreign residents or citizens, live here, compared to roughly 600,000 Jews .[1] After the bombings of September 11th, 2001, as elsewhere, France has had its share of often-harsh controversy about the compatibility of Islam with the values of the Republic and Western-type democracy. Some marginal, but very vocal voices, within the Jewish community and conservative right circles close to the Jewish political right, have openly questioned the possibility for Moslems to fully integrate into French society, and even compared Islamic fundamentalism to national-socialism, which is both irrelevant and dangerous. Camus analyzes the situation where the muslims find themselves in and the processes by which they build up their llife in France.

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Inside the Islamic Reformation

Posted on May 13th, 2004 by .
Categories: Internal Debates, Research International.

Eickelman

Inside the Islamic Reformation
For the Muslim world’s one billion people, this may be a time of change as profound as the Protestant Reformation was for Christendom. Our author reports on the currents and counter-currents that are pulling the faithful in new directions.
by Dale F. Eickelman
Wilson Quarterly 22, no. 1 (Winter 1998): 80-89. � 1997 Dale F. Eickelman

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Protected: Onze intieme vijanden

Posted on May 12th, 2004 by martijn.
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Protected: Een goeie moslim kan best een goeie democraat zijn

Posted on May 12th, 2004 by martijn.
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Bernard Lewis Interview

Posted on May 11th, 2004 by .
Categories: Islamnews, Research International.

Bernard Lewis talks about his seventy years spent studying the Middle East—and his thoughts on the region’s future
Atlantic Unbound | Interviews | 2004.04.29
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