Muslims and Citizens: Islam, Politics, and the French Revolution

A groundbreaking study of the role of Muslims in eighteenth†‘century France

From the beginning, French revolutionaries imagined their transformation as a universal one that must include Muslims, Europe’s most immediate neighbors. They believed in a world in which Muslims could and would be French citizens, but they disagreed violently about how to implement their visions of universalism and accommodate religious and social difference. Muslims, too, saw an opportunity, particularly as Europ...