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 Putting "Defense" Back into U.S. Defense Policy: Rethinking U.S. Security in the Post-Cold War World By Ivan Eland, Ph.D.
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 Journey of the Jihadist: Inside Muslim Militancy By Fawaz Gerges, Ph.D.
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French and Muslim. They want equal rights of citizenship such as equal opportunity and cultural acceptance while also being able to assert their religious identity through Islamic practices in the public space. Yet the French society's emphasis on secularism has made this integration for French Muslims increasingly more difficult. Similarly, the community's own limited socio-economic development and weak organizational capacity has further restricted this integration. As ISPU scholar Moushumi Khan points out, it is clear that France and its Muslim citizens must find ways to reconcile these ongoing tensions in order to avoid future clashes.
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