An angry imam, Interview of Tareq Oubrou with Samuel Lieven (Integration, secularism, violence)

An angry imam, Interview of Tareq Oubrou with Samuel Lieven ( Integration , secularism, violence)

The news keeps reminding us: the integration of Muslims, who have been present in France for decades, poses a problem. Should we talk about failure? Islam is scary. Faced with violence, suspicions, amalgams, Tareq Oubrou offers a bold and courageous analysis, which calls into question the dysfunctions of society as much as the attitude of leaders of the Muslim world. His "anger" is more akin to a deep and thoughtful revolt that is based on a demanding spirituality and never deviates from its goal: to improve integration and social cohesion by refusing all ostracism.

About the authors

Tareq Oubrou
Tareq Oubrou is theologian, rector of the Bordeaux mosque and has lived in France for thirty-three years. It is part of the Pharos Observatory of Pluralism of Cultures and Religions. In 2009, he published Profession imam (Albin Michel) .

Samuel Lieven

Samuel Lieven is a journalist, head of the Religions section of the weekly Pèlerin. He directed the “ Religions and Societies ” seminar at Sciences-Po Lille and published My truth about exclusion, the confessions of the Roma priests and Bishop of Gaddafi (2011) with Bayard.