Overview
- Among 15–24 year-olds, 57% say Islamic rules should take precedence over French law, and 59% support applying sharia in non‑Muslim countries.
- Across all ages, 38% approve at least some Islamist positions, including 24% with sympathy for the Muslim Brotherhood, while 3% express sympathy for violent jihadism.
- Religious practice has intensified since 1989, with mosque attendance rising from 16% to 35% and daily prayer becoming more common, especially among the youngest cohort.
- Generational contrasts are stark, with increases in veil-wearing and mosque attendance among under‑25s as older cohorts show declines on those measures.
- The poll draws on a national sample of 14,244 people with 1,005 Muslim respondents and identifies correlates of Islamist sympathy, including higher rates among those whose fathers were born in France and among lower socio‑economic groups.