"Portrays the more complex reality of Muslim integration into French politics and society. Special attention devoted to the policies developed by successive French governments to encourage integration and discourage extremism"--Provided by publisher.

French collection.

Part 1. Being Muslim in France -- The steady integration of France's most recent and largest minority -- Patterns of exclusion and inclusion in French society -- From religion to identity : 1,001 ways of being Muslim -- Islamic organizations and leaders in France -- Part 2. From Muslims into French citizens : Muslims and public policy -- Liberté, égalité-- laïcité : creation of the French Council of the Muslim Religion -- Intolerance or integration? : the ban on religious symbols in public schools -- An assessment of French policy responses -- Part 3. The politics of Islam in France and Europe -- The pursuit of the Muslim vote and its impact on foreign policy -- Anti-Semitism among Muslims and the rise of communautarisme -- The threat of terrorism and the French response -- Conclusion.