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A chronological review of the main stories about the rise of Islam in France in 2016.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Islamization of France in 2016<\/h3>\n

Soeren Kern | Gatestone Institute<\/a> | January 17, 2017<\/p>\n

The Muslim population of France was approximately 6.5 million in 2016, or around 10% of the overall population of 66 million. In real terms, France has the largest Muslim population in the European Union, just above Germany<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Although French law prohibits the collection of official statistics about the race or religion of its citizens, Gatestone Institute\u2019s estimate of France\u2019s Muslim population is based on several studies that attempted to calculate the number of people in France whose origins are from Muslim-majority countries.<\/p>\n

What follows is a chronological review of some of the main stories about the rise of Islam in France during 2016:<\/p>\n

JANUARY 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

January 1. The Interior Ministry announced<\/a> the most anticipated statistic of the year: a total of 804 cars and trucks were torched across France on New Year\u2019s Eve, a 14.5% decrease from the 940 vehicles burned during the annual ritual on the same holiday in 2015. Car burnings, commonplace in France, are often attributed to rival Muslim gangs that compete with each other for the media spotlight over which can cause the most destruction. An estimated 40,000 cars are burned<\/a> in France every year.<\/p>\n

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