France, you love it but leave it : the silent flight of French Muslims / Olivier Esteves, Alice Picard and Julien Talpin ; with Philippe Vervaecke, and contributions from Kamel Badar, Sonia Koudri and Cécile Rodrigues.
| Author/creator | Esteves, Olivier author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Cambridge, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : Polity Press, [2026] |
| Copyright Date | ©2026 |
| Description | v, 212 pages : maps ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Picard, Alice, author. |
| Other author/creator | Talpin, Julien, author. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJfMjHpc8XDmGXxB3GqqQq https://isni.org/isni/000000038560602X |
| Other author/creator | Vervaecke, Philippe, author. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJrCfvHCbGMb3W94tHVQv3 |
| Other author/creator | Badar, Kamel, contributor. |
| Other author/creator | Koudri, Sonia, contributor. |
| Other author/creator | Rodrigues, Cécile, contributor. |
| Uniform title | France, tu l'aimes mais tu la quittes. |
| Contents | The silent flight of a stigmatized elite -- Facing racism in their formative years -- The why and how of leaving France -- 'Breathing at Last', a happy diaspora regardless -- More French than ever? |
| Abstract | "Their names are Mohamed, Samira, sometimes Matthieu or Sophie. They were born and bred in France and are highly qualified, but they have decided to go and live in London or New York, Montreal or Brussels, Geneva or Dubai. Many were discriminated against on the French job market, or stigmatized simply because of their religion or the sound of their names. Whether devout or not, they felt unloved and unwanted in France, but abroad they have found a sense of peace and fulfilment that their native country failed to give them. Based on extensive original research, this book sheds new light on the silent and largely unacknowledged flight abroad of French Muslims. It explores their motivations, their experiences in France and abroad, and their sense of Frenchness, torn between gratitude and bitterness. This book isn't just about an unreported brain-drain - it is also about the deleterious effects of Islamophobia in a country that balks at the very mention of the concept. And it highlights a pressing issue that many nations with Muslim minorities need to confront." -- Amazon |
| General note | First published in 2024. |
| General note | Translated from the French, France, tu l'aimes mais tu la quittes. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-203) and index. |
| ISBN | 9781509570089 |
| ISBN | 9781509570072 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 1509570071 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 150957008X (paperback) |
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