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Majority 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.

·Paris, France
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The Islamist temptation is still gaining ground in the young Muslim generation, reveals a vast study. Will France finally fight against this worrying separatism, questions our editorial director? The FIFOP publishes, in partnership with Screen de Vigil, a survey devoted to French Muslims and their relationship to Islamism. The results show a decline in integration and assimilation, as well as a more pronounced identity statement in a part of the…

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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.

·Spain
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Marianne broke the news in on Monday, November 17, 2025.
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