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Contested: This record includes matters on which scholars differ. The speaker's views are labelled as his, and other views are marked where no cited source yet exists.
In time
LiteratureIslam and the modern stateIslam and atheism or secular thought
Overview
The novel by Michel Houellebecq (2015): in 2022 France, a moderate Islamic party wins the presidency, and a Sorbonne professor reflects on Paris turning slowly and gently into a Muslim society. 1
Legacy
A controversial novel read by some as a transcendent fiction and by others as a mirror of European fears; it provoked debate about Islam and democracy in France. 1
People and things also explored
Muhammad Iqbal· Snow· al-Tanahmir: the Himyaritic speech remnant· Aljamia (aljamiado: Spanish written in Arabic script, and its literature)· Arab naming of children after plants· The wise sayings attributed to Ali· Islamic feminism· Poetry attributed to Ali ibn Abi Talib
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islam.museum contributors. “Submission”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/work/istislam/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.