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ISLAMOPHOBIA IN ACADEMIA : THE BERGEAUD-BLACKLER CONTROVERSY IN FRANCE

May 8, 2023May 21, 2023 Euro-Islam

The French scholar, Florence Bergeaud-Blackler, has been a target of death threats that led her to be put under police protection, after publishing in January 2023, The Brotherhood and its Networks: The Investigation (Le Frérisme et ses reseaux, L’Enquête) .[fn]https://www.lexpress.fr/idees-et-debats/florence-bergeaud-blackler-sur-lislamisme-le-monde-de-la-recherche-ne-brille-pas-par-son-courage-VFEAIBEU6JDMXOTAVZB6XZKCS4/ [/fn]. An anthropologist at the French National Center for Scientific Research (Centre National de la

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Conversions to Islam aren’t a new phenomena

August 30, 2013 Euro-Islam

22.08.2013 Liberation Following the riots in Trappes and the death of a French Muslim jihadist in Syria, the question of Muslim converts who are commonly associated with religious radicalism in mainstream media has been brought back to the forefront of the French media landscape. The research director of the CNRS France and expert in Islam,

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Examination into the importance of Muslim cemeteries in France

November 30, 2009December 7, 2009 researcher

In this opinion piece, Atmane Aggoun, sociologist and CNRS researcher, points to the important issue of Muslim cemeteries in France, particularly as the immigrant Muslim population grows older. Fewer Muslims in France seek to be buried in their countries of origin. There are some spaces available at the Thiais cemetery (in Val-de-Marne) outside of Paris.

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Olivier Roy Responds to the Geisser Affair in a Libération Interview

July 16, 2009July 20, 2009 Euro-Islam

This article features an interview with Olivier Roy on the investigation of CNRS – employed Vincent Geisser, accused by some of holding Islamicist academic positions.

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CNRS Researcher Vincent Geisser Responds to Critics in Le Monde

July 8, 2009July 13, 2009 Euro-Islam

Vincent Geisser, researcher at the CNRS accused of radicalizing Islam responds here to his critics, particularly Caroline Fourest’s explanation of the controversy around the “radical” nature of his research. Libération interviews Joseph Illand, in charge of internal security at the CNRS for his take on the controversy. Illand describes the ambiguity as to whether the

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