US EditionMajority of young French Muslims put sharia above national laws
57% of French Muslims aged 15-24 prioritize sharia over national law, with growing support for the Muslim Brotherhood and increased conservative religious practices, Ifop study finds.
- A recent Ifop survey indicates that 57% of young Muslims in France prioritize Sharia law over national laws, an increase from 36% three decades ago.
- The survey also finds that support for Islamist ideologies has doubled, with over one-third of young Muslims expressing sympathy, highlighting a trend of re-Islamisation among youth.
- Historian François Kraus stated that the survey suggests a process of re-Islamisation, indicating a shift toward strict religious observance and ideological influence.
- The same survey revealed that 40% of young Muslims attend mosques regularly, up from 7% in 1989.
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According to an Ifop survey, French Muslims (7% of the population) are increasingly religious and rigorist, but this phenomenon reflects a global religious stiffening that does not only affect Islam.
81% of the French Muslims, aged 15-24, estimate that their religion is more important than the state, announcing a major change in traditional social and political France.According to the latest official statistics, France today has 68.6 million inhabitants. Between 10 and 12% are Muslims, confirming that Islam is the second national religion, when the number of Catholics (29 per cent) continues to decrease.
Rising Islamist Influence Among French Youth Alarms Lawmakers
A recent Ifop survey for the magazine Écran de veille, published on Tuesday, November 18, highlights a strong Islamist appeal among the younger Muslim generation in France. The study spans more than 60 pages and shows that since 1989, both strict religious practice and sympathy for radical forms of Islam have significantly grown among young French Muslims. In the past 40 years, the proportion of Muslims in the French population has risen from 0.…
A survey conducted by Ifop for the magazine Écran de viveil is very commented on this Tuesday. For the most part, it shows a practice of Islam more rigorist among the younger Muslims than among their elders. But it also beats many fantasies about this religion in France.
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