The Muslim Brotherhood Subverts France
A highly publicized new book that claims to reconcile the practice of Islam with France’s principle of state secularism has reopened a long-running debate about the role of Islam in Western societies.
The Muslim Brotherhood Subverts France
Soeren Kern | Ideological Defense Institute | February 25, 2026
A highly publicized new book that claims to reconcile the practice of Islam with France’s principle of state secularism has reopened a long-running debate about the role of Islam in Western societies.
After three years of preparation, the book was introduced to the public on February 10 amid great media fanfare. Produced by the Grand Mosque of Paris, the largest mosque in France, it purports to reinforce the idea that the “fundamental principles” of Islam are “fully compatible” with French law, and that those who criticize Islam misunderstand the “universality of Islamic values.”
Closer scrutiny reveals that the book was heavily influenced by the Muslim Brotherhood, a transnational Islamist group that seeks to establish a global totalitarian caliphate (Islamic empire) and is enjoying huge success in entrenching autonomous parallel Islamic societies within France and other Western countries.
Muslims in the West
The 900-page tome—Muslims in the West: Unchanging Cultural Practice, Adapted Presence—aims to “foster greater acceptance” of Muslim practice in secular societies and to proselytize non-Muslims who are “curious to discover this religion.” Unprecedented in scope, the book has been described as a “code of good conduct” for Muslims to respect France’s 1905 law on secularism (known as laïcité), which declares that the state is neutral with respect to religion.
The book, which took three years to complete and has variously been described as a guide, manual, handbook, and educational work, claims to “testify to a reality whose obviousness can no longer be masked: Muslims share with the West, which they inhabit and whose future they build with their fellow citizens, the same vision of the world.”
