"Institut Montaigne's report grouped French Muslims into three categories: "completely secular", devout but accepting restrictions on religion in the public domain, and a more reactionary group that uses Islam for the purposes of "revolt".
Those in the secular category, which made up 46 percent of the total, did not reject Islam but demonstrated their religious feeling mainly by eating halal meat.
The second group (25 percent) was "proudly Muslim" and wanted a greater role for religion in the workplace but opposed the burqa and polygamy.
Most "problematic", according to the report, was the third group which was composed of "mostly young, low-skilled people with low levels of participation in the labour market" living on the outskirts of cities.
"Islam is for them a way of asserting themselves on the margins of French society," the report found, noting that most people in that group approved of the burqa and of polygamy, which is permitted by Islam.
Around half of under-25s fell into this category, compared to around 20 percent of over-40s, revealing a generational gap between moderates and younger hardliners, the report found."
https://www.yahoo.com/news/one-four-french-muslims-revolt-against-secular-laws-143153434.html
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