Only Muslim : Embodying Islam in Twentieth-Century France.

Only Muslim -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Translation and Transliteration -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction: Muslims only as Muslims -- 1. Religion and Race in the French Mediterranean -- 2. Un monument durable : Building the Mosquée de Paris and Institut Musulman -- 3. To Monitor and Aid: Muslim Bodies, Social Assistance, and Religious Practices -- 4. Islam français, Islam in France: Forms of Islam in Paris and the Provinces -- 5. Islam français, Islam algérien: Islam and the Algerian War in Paris -- 6. "Culture" and "Religion" : Immigration, Islams, and Race in 1970s Paris -- Conclusion: "We Want to Contribute to the Secularization of Islam" : Islam français in the Twenty-First Century -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

An exploration of the official French vision of Islam from the First World War through the 1980s, one which effectively racialized the religious identity of Muslims living in France.

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