Islamic Schools in France : Minority Integration and Separatism in Western Society

This book, the first on the growing phenomenon of private full-time K-12 Muslim schools in France, investigates whether these schools participate in the __communautarisme__ (or ethnic/cultural separatism) that Muslims are often accused of or if their founding is a sign of integration, given that most of private education in France is subsidized by the government. Is Islam compatible with the West? This study proposes an answer to this question through the lens of Muslim education in France, adding to our understanding of the so-called resurgence of religion following the demise of the secularization theory and shedding new light on religion’s place in the West and of Islam in diasporic contexts. "This book, the first on the growing phenomenon of private full-time K-12 Muslim schools in France, investigates whether these schools participate in the communautarisme (or ethnic/cultural separatism) that Muslims are often accused of or if their founding is a sign of integration, given that most of private education in France is subsidized by the government. Is Islam compatible with the West? This study proposes an answer to this question through the lens of Muslim education in France, adding to our understanding of the so-called resurgence of religion following the demise of the secularization theory and shedding new light on religion's place in the West and of Islam in diasporic contexts". -- OhioLink Front Matter ....Pages i-xxii Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Communautarisme, Intégration: The Terms of the Debate (Carine Bourget)....Pages 3-18 Private Education Under Contract (Carine Bourget)....Pages 19-47 Front Matter ....Pages 49-53 Islamic Schools Successes: Averroes and Al-Kindi (Carine Bourget)....Pages 55-73 Islamic Schools Challenges: Réussite and IFSQY/Samarcande (Carine Bourget)....Pages 75-98 Islamic Schools Future: Elementary Education (La Plume, Eva de Vitray) and New Trends (MHS, Salafi, Clandestine, Non-contracted Schools by Choice, and Homeschooling) (Carine Bourget)....Pages 99-124 Arabic and Islamic Studies (Carine Bourget)....Pages 125-151 Back Matter ....Pages 153-175