Her book traces the global, national, and local origins of the conflict between Muslims and Jews in France, challenging the belief that rising anti-Semitism in France is rooted solely in the unfolding crisis in Israel and Palestine. Maud Mandel shows how the conflict in fact emerged from processes internal to French society itself even as it was shaped by affairs elsewhere, particularly in North Africa during the era of decolonization. To read more, click here (link). |
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Muslims and Jews in France: History of a Conflict (2014)
Maud Mandel is associate professor of Judaic studies and history and director of the Program in Judaic Studies at Brown University. -
Understanding French Muslims' History: 3 films
Even more than the Evangelical growth (between 600,000 and 750,000 Evangelicals in today's France), the Muslim growth is "the" big religious news of the last 40 years.
In 2011 France, there are an estimated five million Muslims living in the country. A century ago, they were referred to as "colonials". During the 1960s, they were known as "immigrants". Today, they are "citizens".
But how have the challenges facing each generation of immigrants changed?
In order to answer to these questions, Al Jazeera just released 3 films worth beeing seen (from Karim Miské). Link