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Published on Aug 29, 2016
The killing of hundreds of French people in ISIL attacks within the past two years is leading to much debate
about the future of Islam in France.
about the future of Islam in France.
The attacks are also causing a backlash for five million French Muslims.
They say Islamophobia is evident in the burkini ban for Muslim women wearing their swimwear on French beaches.
Other Muslims say they've been refused service in French restaurants and coffee shops.
The issue is high on the agenda in the run-up to the French presidential election next year.
Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve has met Muslim leaders, civil groups and MPs to discuss 'French Islam' -
a version of the religion meant to reconcile Muslim and French values.
But is that possible?
And how are politics contributing to the debate over the future of Islam in France?
Presenter: Adrian Finighan
Guests: Renaud Girard, Chief Foreign Correspondent, The Figaro newspaper.
Samia Hathroubi, French Muslim human rights activist.
Francois Gemenne, Research Fellow at the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations.
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