Overview
- The Ifop study reports that 38% of French Muslims approve all or part of Islamist positions, up from 19% in 1998.
- One in four respondents express sympathy for the Muslim Brotherhood, and 33% back at least one Islamist movement.
- Fieldwork ran from August 8 to September 2, 2025, surveying 1,005 Muslims within a national sample of 14,244 residents in metropolitan France.
- Results highlight a marked generational gap, with 59% of young Muslims favoring application of sharia and just 12% of 15–24 year olds supporting the idea that Islam should modernize, versus 41% in 1998.
- In an interview, Razika Adnani questions the survey's reliability due to contested terms such as 'islamism' and 'frérisme,' argues the Muslim Brotherhood is winning the political battle, and urges internal religious reform rather than waiting for secularization.