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ISLAM IN FRANCE

ISLAM IN FRANCE. Kim Foerster Richard Bilger Sohyun Jin Eunji Song. Islam Religion. “Submission to the will of God” Prophet Muhammad Qu’ran Five basic Pillars of Islam. Muslim in France. 5 million Muslims Biggest Muslim minority in Europe Around 2000 mosques and prayer rooms.

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ISLAM IN FRANCE

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  1. ISLAM IN FRANCE Kim Foerster Richard Bilger Sohyun Jin Eunji Song

  2. Islam Religion • “Submission to the will of God” • Prophet Muhammad • Qu’ran • Five basic Pillars of Islam

  3. Muslim in France • 5 million Muslims • Biggest Muslim minority in Europe • Around 2000 mosques and prayer rooms

  4. History of Muslim Immigration • occupation of Spain by the Moors • 18th century Imperial expansion: • Egypt • Algeria • West Africa • Tunisia • Morocco • Syria • Lebanon

  5. History of Muslim Immigration • Colonial wars of independence (1954-62) • Decolonization- Official recruitment of Labor • Reunification of families (1970~80s) • Single male population • Nuclear and extended families

  6. Conflicts Arise • Growing number of Muslims in France • The French fear of Islamic fundamentalism • The French tradition of secularism

  7. The Hijab Debate • First sparked in 1989 • 2004 Ban on wearing “ostentatious” religious symbols in primary and secondary schools • An ongoing issue • Criticism

  8. Street Prayers • More than 2,000 mosques in France • 1,800 more mosques are needed to accommodate French Muslims • street prayers • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxnM_wgZKRU&feature=related

  9. Street Prayers • In 2010, far right protests against street prayer • “occupation without tanks or soliders” • “unacceptable” • September 2011, Paris ban on Muslim street prayers

  10. Background on French Muslims • Constitute ~10% of France’s population • An estimated 1.2m voters • Their interests are not adequately represented in government • Forced assimilation through legislation

  11. A Timeline of Restrictions on Muslim Expression

  12. Discrimination • Employment discrimination • 5% overall unemployment for university graduates • 26.5% unemployment for “North African” university graduates • Christians 2.5x more likely to be hired than their qualified Muslim counterparts • Immigration

  13. Past Voting Trends • No clear ties with religious and political habits • Voting based more on socioeconomic class • Case Study: Jean-Marie Le Pen

  14. Current Representation in Government • No Members on National Legislature • 2007 Elections • more candidates ran for Parliament • Representatives on the European Parliament • Cabinet Members • appointed by president

  15. Interest Groups • 1500 Muslim Organizations in France • Main Interlocutor of the State: CFCM • Other Major Groups: UOIF, FNMF, RMF • Different Approaches to Issues

  16. Human Rights Groups • CCIF  “improving the information concerning the social expression of Islamophobia in France”  help victims with legal advice • CNCDH  governmental organization  documented 352 violent acts in 2005

  17. What issues are important? • Lack of Mosque Space • No Street Prayer • Head Scarf Ban

  18. Muslim Voting Today • Lean towards the Left • 2007 Elections  82% of Muslims didn’t vote for Sarkozy • 2012 Elections Sarkozy, Le Pen, Hollande  “personal priorities are those of mutual respect, the undoing of increased racist rhetoric in politics, and their acception as equal French citizens, not withstanding their cultural differences”

  19. What do you think? • Are the laws banning religious practices such as wearing hijab and public prayer prohibiting the rights of Muslims or promoting equality? • How can Muslims receive more representation in the government? • How might France’s political culture be affected if the Muslim minority continues to increase?

  20. Works Cited • Alhéritière, Antoine. “French Arabs and the 2012 Presidential Elections.” Arabs Think. N.p., 17 Oct. 2011. Web. 27 Oct. 2011. <http://arabsthink.com/arabs-and-the-presidential-elections/>. • “Being Muslim in France.” Brookings. N.p., 2006. Web. 27 Oct. 2011. <http://www.brookings.edu/chapter.pdf>. • “France.” Focus Migration. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Oct. 2011. <http://focus-migration.hwwi.de/.1231.0.html?&L=1>. • “France imposes first niqab fines.” BBC News. N.p., 22 Sept. 2011. Web. 27 Oct. 2011. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/europe-15013383>. • “France News (2012 Presidential Election).” The New York Times. N.p., 19 Oct. 1992. Web. 27 Oct. 2011. <http://topics.nytimes.com/.html>. • “French Muslims protest Paris’s ban on street prayer.” Jafria News. N.p., 18 Sept. 2011. Web. 27 Oct. 2011. <http://jafrianews.com/muslims-protest-paris%E2%80%99s-ban-on-street-prayer/>.

  21. Works Cited • Giry, Stephanie. “France and Its Muslims.” RealClearPolitics. N.p., 9 Oct. 2006. Web. 27 Oct. 2011. <http://www.realclearpolitics.com/_and_its_muslims_1.html>. • Iqbal, Nomia. “Ban on Muslim women covering faces with veils in France.” BBC Newsbeat. N.p., 11 Apr. 2011. Web. 27 Oct. 2011. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/>. • “Islam at a glance.” BBC. N.p., 30 June 2009. Web. 27 Oct. 2011. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/.shtml>. • Kern, Soeren. “Islam Overtaking Catholicism in France.” Hudson New York. N.p., 18 Aug. 2011. Web. 27 Oct. 2011. <http://www.hudson-ny.org//islam-overtaking-catholicism>. • “Little Protest in Paris as a Ban on Street Prayer Begins.” The New York Times. N.p., 16 Sept. 2011. Web. 26 Oct. 2011. <http://www.nytimes.com/begins-enforcing-ban-on-street-prayer.html?_r=1>.

  22. Works Cited • “Muslim Immigrants in France.” Migration News. N.p., Apr. 1995. Web. 27 Oct. 2011. <http://migration.ucdavis.edu//.php?id=617_0_4_0>. • “Paris ban on Muslim street prayers comes into effect.” BBC News. N.p., 16 Sept. 2011. Web. 27 Oct. 2011. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/world-europe-14945467>. • Samuel, Henry. “Le Pen secures surprise support from Muslims.” The Telegraph. N.p., 2 Apr. 2007. Web. 27 Oct. 2011. <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/Pen-secures-surprise-support-from-Muslims.html>. • Sebian, Elizabeth, and Jennifer Selby, eds. “Islam in France.” Euro Islam: News and Analysis on Islam in Europe and North America. N.p., 2007. Web. 27 Oct. 2011. <http://www.euro-islam.info/profiles/>. • Seljuq, Affan. “Cultural Conflictions: North African Immigrants in France.” The International Journal of Peace Studies. George Mason University, n.d. Web. 27 Oct. 2011. <http://www.gmu.edu/_2/.htm>. • “Why Muslims Vote For Le Pen.” Gallia Watch. N.p., 26 Nov. 2006. Web. 27 Oct. 2011. <http://galliawatch.blogspot.com/muslims-vote-for-le-pen.html>.

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