FRANCE

FACTS ABOUT FRANCE

• The law is a civil legal system. There is two types of laws private and public law.

THE MAIN RELIGIONS IN FRANCE

• Roman Catholic 83-88%
• Protestant 2%
• Jewish 1%
• Muslim 5-10%
• Unaffiliated 4%

THE RELIGIOUS LAW IN 1905 IN FRANCE

• France had created a law in 1905 of French Law on the Separation of the Churches and the State.
• The law means that the government prohibit from recognizing, salarying, or subsiding any religion.
• The law affected all religions in France.

FRANCE'S HISTORY WITH MUSLIMS

• After the agreement of Briand-Ceretti, which had weaken Separation of State and Church, the French Government could subsidize Muslim prayer rooms and the formation of imams.
• The government tried to convince Muslim population to integrate into French society.
• In 2011, the French government decided to ban the headdresses of Muslim religious symbols, such as the Islamic female headscarf.
• This caused some minor protests on the streets.

CURRENT EVENTS INVOLVING MUSLIMS IN FRANCE

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