French Muslims and the Middle East
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2932473 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alec G Hargreaves (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 235-254 |
| Publication date | 2015-07-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Contemporary French Civilization (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0147-9156 • E-ISSN: 2044-396X |
| Publisher | Liverpool University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3828/cfc.2015.14 |
| OpenAlex | W2103534909 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 1 |
Recent jihadist attacks have raised important questions concerning the relationship between the Muslim population in France and the politics of the Middle East. This article highlights the importance of perceptual frames informed by the legacy of colonialism in shaping the experiences of Muslims in France, most of whom are migrants or descendants of migrants from former French colonies in North and West Africa. Discontent over social exclusion in France has fueled identification with the cause of the Palestinians, stimulating an upsurge in anti-Semitism since the beginning of the second Intifada, and more recently the emergence of an extremist fringe that has thrown in its lot with Middle East-based jihadist groups
Art · Colonialism · Ethnology · Humanities · Middle East · Political science · Politics · African Studies and Geopolitics · History · Law · Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender · North African History and Literature
| Citations per year | 0.3 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2023 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |