Muslim+Experience+in+France+RESOURCES

**"Migration sans Assimilation: Muslim Immigration in France" by Cadet Andrea Walton** **I've copied and pasted the abstract for this article below:**

 ABSTRACT: In an effort to understand the reasoning for the past riots in Paris, my research uncovers the origin of the main social issue in France today: the assimilation of Muslim immigrants into French culture. Here, I present the historical aspects of the colonization, decolonization, and migration of many Africans to France and their struggles to be accepted as citizens of France while still embracing their heritage and religion. I show evidence of these struggles with many examples throughout French literature and media and reveal that the social strain caused by Muslim immigration is not a sudden and sporadic issue that has arisen in France, but an ongoing struggle that was not given the global consideration it deserves until actions of violence grabbed the world’s attention. This research displays the social as well as governmental aspects of France’s immigration policy and the conflicts resulting from a rigid secular policy and a vast xenophobia within it that cry out for reform and change to better accommodate the country as a whole.

Link above is the full article- about 10 pages and pretty comprehensive **
 * "Europe: Integrating Islam" by Toni Johnson, Senior Staff Writer for the Council on Foreign Relations **
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 * "On the Future of French Muslims" Karin Christianson **
 * [|Center on Faith and International Affairs]