Overview
- IFOP reports that a majority of 15–24‑year‑old Muslims prioritize religious rules over French law, with roughly 57% in that cohort and about 59% favoring the application of sharia in non‑Muslim countries.
- Across the Muslim sample, 38% approve at least some Islamist positions and about 3% express sympathy for jihadism, figures that remain a small share of the overall French population.
- Religious practice has intensified, especially among youth, with mosque attendance among under‑25s rising from 7% to 40% since 1989, Ramadan observance increasing, and veil‑wearing higher among young women.
- Right‑wing leaders including Marine Le Pen, Bruno Retailleau, Éric Zemmour and Jordan Bardella cite the findings to demand tougher policies, with proposals such as expanded veil bans and stronger action against Islamist currents.
- Left‑wing figures, notably LFI, denounce the poll as Islamophobic and question its interpretation, while IFOP’s methodology notes 1,005 Muslim respondents from a national panel and highlights a potential "counter‑society" risk.