Book contents
- Alien Citizens
- Cambridge Studies in Social Theory, Religion, and Politics
- Alien Citizens
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Historical Institutions
- Part II International Context
- 4 The European Union and Christians in Turkey
- 5 Islamophobia and Muslims in France
- Part III Domestic Actors and Policy Change
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
5 - Islamophobia and Muslims in France
from Part II - International Context
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 September 2019
- Alien Citizens
- Cambridge Studies in Social Theory, Religion, and Politics
- Alien Citizens
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Historical Institutions
- Part II International Context
- 4 The European Union and Christians in Turkey
- 5 Islamophobia and Muslims in France
- Part III Domestic Actors and Policy Change
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter provides the international context within which the French parliament passed restrictive laws regarding Muslims’ public manifestation of religious symbols. It reviews the rise of Islamophobia globally and in Europe and looks at how it framed the debate about Muslims in the French public sphere.
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- Alien CitizensThe State and Religious Minorities in Turkey and France, pp. 107 - 128Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019