Why Muslim Integration Fails in Christian-Heritage Societies

Claire L. Adida,David D. Laitin,Marie-Anne Valfort

Why Muslim Integration Fails in Christian-Heritage Societies
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Country
United States
Published
18 September 2017
Pages
288
ISBN
9780674979697

Why Muslim Integration Fails in Christian-Heritage Societies

Claire L. Adida,David D. Laitin,Marie-Anne Valfort

Amid mounting fears of violent Islamic extremism, many Europeans ask whether Muslim immigrants can integrate into historically Christian countries. In a groundbreaking ethnographic investigation of France’s Muslim migrant population, Why Muslim Integration Fails in Christian-Heritage Societies explores this complex question. The authors conclude that both Muslim and non-Muslim French must share responsibility for the slow progress of Muslim integration.

Using a variety of resources, research methods, and an innovative experimental design, the authors contend that while there is no doubt that prejudice and discrimination against Muslims exist, it is also true that some Muslim actions and cultural traits may, at times, complicate their full integration into their chosen domiciles. This book is timely (more so in the context of the current Syrian refugee crisis), its insights keen and astute, the empirical evidence meticulous and persuasive, and the policy recommendations reasonable and relevant.

-A. Ahmad, Choice

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