Islam in France
Let an agent explain Islam in France, relay history, demographics with estimates attributed, institutions, laicite and legal debates from scholarly, legal and survey sources with positions attributed, describe the named territorial aliases, and distinguish Islam in France from French colonial history in Muslim lands, Islamism, Arab identity and religion in France generally.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain Islam in France, relay history, demographics with estimates attributed, institutions, laicite and legal debates from scholarly, legal and survey sources with positions attributed, describe the named territorial aliases, and distinguish Islam in France from French colonial history in Muslim lands, Islamism, Arab identity and religion in France generally.
The presence and practice of Islam in France, which has one of the largest Muslim populations in Western Europe, largely from North African, West African and Turkish immigration and their descendants, as well as converts, with Muslim communities also in overseas territories the registry aliases name, such as Mayotte, where Islam is the majority religion, New Caledonia, French Polynesia, French Guiana, Martinique, Wallis and Futuna and cities such as Besancon; official statistics on religion are restricted by French law, so population figures are estimates. Debates about laicite, the 2004 law on religious symbols in schools, the 2010 face covering ban, the 2021 law on separatism and anti-Muslim discrimination are attributed, and the French Council of the Muslim Faith was a representative body.
What it is for: Understanding a religious community in France.
It can be explain history and demographics; relay institutions; present laicite debates with attribution; describe overseas communities.
Distinguishing features
Large Muslim population
Laicite framework
Immigration history
Overseas territories
What it looks like
Not a single appearance; mosques, prayer rooms, halal shops and community centres across France.
Physical character
Grand Mosque of Paris opened: 1926 year
1905 law: separation of churches and state note
French Council of the Muslim Faith: created 2003 note - later replaced, check current
How it is recognised
Islam as practised in France
Islam in Wallis and Futuna, Islam in French Polynesia, Islam in New Caledonia, Islam in Besancon, Islam in French Guiana, Islam in Martinique
Colonial history concerns French rule abroad; Islamism is a political ideology; Arab identity is ethnic; religion in France includes all faiths
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is shaped by -
includes - instance
is contrasted with -
In practice
Families and kinds
Sunni majority communities
Shia and Alevi communities
Sufi orders
converts
Muslims in overseas territories
Standards and regulation
1905 Law on the Separation of the Churches and the State
2004 law on conspicuous religious symbols in schools
2021 law reinforcing respect for the principles of the Republic
Failure modes and hazards
Stereotyping Muslims
Partisan framing of laicite debates
Presenting estimates as official counts
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What Islam in France is.
Attribution.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is Islam in France, and how does it differ from colonial history, Islamism, Arab identity and religion in France generally? definition
- Is someone facing discrimination or a hate incident, in which case authorities such as the Defenseur des droits or police can help? boundary
Territories
Named places.
Territories
Territories.
- What are Muslim communities like in Wallis and Futuna, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, French Guiana, Martinique and Besancon? definition
- Which entry fits the specific place? action
History History.
Sources.
Immigration
Immigration history.
Immigration
Immigration.
- How did North African and other immigration shape Islam in France? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Grand Mosque
Grand Mosque of Paris.
Grand Mosque
Grand Mosque.
- Why was the Grand Mosque of Paris built after the First World War? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Law Laicite and law.
Attribution.
Laicite
Laicite debates.
Laicite
Laicite.
- What do government, Muslim organisations, scholars and rights groups argue about laicite laws, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary
Statistics
Religious statistics.
Statistics
Statistics.
- Why does France restrict religious statistics, and what do surveys estimate, with sources attributed? provenance
- Is the information current? boundary
Context Institutions.
Context.
CFCM
Representative bodies.
CFCM
CFCM.
- What was the French Council of the Muslim Faith, and what replaced it, checked against current sources? provenance
- Which entry fits French Council of the Muslim Faith? action
Mayotte
Mayotte.
Mayotte
Mayotte.
- Why is Islam the majority religion in Mayotte? provenance
- Which entry fits Mayotte? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should overseas territory aliases be split into separate entries?
- How should survey estimates be sourced and dated?
- How should representative institutions be kept current?