moslem in france

A. Introduction
Background
Islam is a religion of universal peace, so that a mercy for all creatures. Islamic teachings, has a basis to establish and enforce the values of justice, the principle of equality (equality), law enforcement, welfare, freedom, because the basis of that, Islam was well received in many parts of this earth. Starting from the Arabian Peninsula, Asia, Africa, America, to Europe. Islam spread to parts of the world and can co-exist with other religions, although in some places had been a strain.
In the 20th century, Islam is growing rapidly in mainland Europe. Slowly, people in Europe that the majority are Christians and Catholics are beginning to accept the presence of Islam. No wonder then that the Islamic religion became a separate concern in European societies.
One example of the Islamic society life in Europe, for example in the French State, the current developments rapidly in France, Islam developed in the late 19th century and the beginning of the 20th AD, in fact, in 1922, had stood a mosque that was magnificent called Masjid Raya Joseph in the French capital, Paris. Until now, more than 1000 mosques stood throughout France.
In this country, Islam developed by immigrants from surrounding countries, like Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania, and others. Around the 1960s, thousands of Arab workers emigrated (hijra) massively into mainland Europe, particularly in France.
Currently, the number of adherents of Islam in France to reach seven million people. With this amount, the French became the country with the largest Muslims in Europe. But in a state census in France, Muslims constitute a minority.
From the statistics in the CIA World Factbook, the Roman Catholic religion professed by 83-88% of the population, Muslim 5-10%, Protestant 2%, and Jewish 1%. According to several sources on-line, most French people do not go church or formal religion. They believe that they want, or do not believe what what.
By tradition, France is a country with a majority of Roman Catholics, but since the year 1905, the law that separates state from religion, so that France is a secular country. The Government and its agencies do not interfere in matters of religion and religion does not interfere in government policy. This principle is called in French "laïcité".
Islam in France developed slowly, which developed through several distribution methods, both directly between individual and communal. The next development of the French population was more to Islam. Role of migrant workers from Africa and parts of Asia that make Islam grew rapidly. These workers founded the community or organization to develop Islam.
Because such a rapid effect, the French government had banned distribution of migrant workers to religion, especially Islam. French Government worried that Islamic organizations that developed these workers will make pengkotak-boxed people in some ethnic groups.
Tensions sometimes arise because of discrimination against minorities Thus, it may cause disintegration and can divide communities. One of the most obvious case is the riots in 2005. This unrest was triggered when two teenagers who live in Clichy-sous-Bois, Ziad Benna (17) and Banou Traoré (15), died of electricity stung. Both teens are trying to escape from two police officers who raided the identity and often menjebeloskan minorities to prison for no apparent reason. Riots then broke out after it was reported that a teenager who died came from ethnic minorities in low-income districts.
These deaths have caused the explosion of tensions that already exist. The protesters spoke to the press associations, that the unrest is an expression frutrasi with unemployment and police harassment in the area.
From the cases above, we will discuss a few things in the adaptation of French Muslim minority live side by side with non-Muslim majority, so achieving the highest rating of Islamic development in mainland Europe.



B. Koversi Religion in France
The presence of Muslims in France to give effect to the social structure and culture of the country. Although the behavior and lifestyle liberals dominate public life, but the influence of culture and Islamic values of French society can not be denied. The role of religion in society and efforts to save the world from a variety of current social ills, became the main theme of the convention's largest Muslim community in France and around the world. Public behavior with the secular state identity that is owned by the French in some cases participated in protected by the state, because the state does not have the authority to regulate the behavior of society life. Hence arose the disease a growing community.
Customs and culture, social relations typical, and the organization, based in the mosques to Muslim communities have a fundamental difference with the local culture. With the increase in the spread of Islamic culture in France, the French government's reaction shows their opposition to Islam and establish various rules and laws to suppress the Muslims in France. Among the rules that suppress Muslims are prohibited for a veiled Muslim to follow education in France. However, due to persistence of Islam in France, actually makes a lot of people more interested in studying Islam and even converted to Islam.
Islam developed from mosque to mosque, but with more bayaknya foreign Muslim students who attend school in France, then into the curriculum of religious education in schools, it is this that makes the greater number of Muslims in France. However, many indigenous society who converted to Islam
Public interest in the teachings of Islam, until the desire for knowing the basics of knowledge about the procedure of individual lives and societies, increasing the number of digits up to 5 million inhabitants of the French population is religious conversion. This is certainly hot enough to make the Catholic Church and the government. These figures include 5juta soul smallest among European countries that have Muslim population, but the percentage of this amount is the largest in Europe.