Chapitre IX. Associations musulmanes : engagement religieux et construction identitaire

Bouzar Dounia. Chapitre IX. Associations musulmanes : engagement religieux et construction identitaire. In: Associations laïques et confessionnelles. Identités et valeurs. Paris : L'Harmattan, 2006. pp. 161-176. (Débats Jeunesses, 17

L'importance de l'expérience citoyenne dans le parcours des musulmans nés en France sensibles au discours de l islam politique

Cette étude cherche à cerner la relation entre l expérience des hommes et la compréhension d une religion. Nous nous appuyons sur la thèse qui pose l expérience humaine comme élément constitutif d une nouvelle relation à la religion, et même parfois d une nouvelle production théologique. Nous donnons d abord des repères situant la mouvance de l islam politique comme une production contemporaine face à la confrontation avec la modernité occidentale. Puis nous étudions le contexte français dans lequel les discours musulmans proches de l islam politique font sens auprès de certains jeunes, instaurent le statut de l islam comme référence supérieure à toute autre et provoquent un surinvestissement des textes. Enfin, nous montrons comment, en multipliant les expériences d agir humain partagé avec d autres types de militants, les jeunes interviewés ont réorganisé leur rapport à la religion et sortent progressivement de l idéologie islamiste.This study proposes to figure out the relationship between men s experience and the understanding of a religion. We will rely on the thesis which puts human experience as a basic element for a renewed relationship with religion, and sometimes even, of a new theological production. We will first give references to situate the sphere of influence of political islam as a contemporary production to face up to occidental modernity. We will then study the French context in which muslim discourses close to political Islam make sense to part of the youth, how they establish the islam status as a reference superior to all others and leads to an over-investment in the texts. Finally, we will demonstrate how, by multiplying the experience of human shared actions with other types of militants, the young people interviewed here have reorganized their relation to religion and gradually escaped the islamic ideology.ST DENIS-BU PARIS8 (930662101) / SudocSudocFranceF

Do Radicalized Minors Have Different Social and Psychological Profiles From Radicalized Adults?

International audienceIntroduction: Radicalization is a major issue in Western societies. Supposedly, there is no predefined pathway leading to radicalization. However, youth appears to be at risk for radicalization. The aim of this study was to compare the social and psychological profiles of radicalized minors and radicalized adults.Methods: This cross-sectional study is based on the first large prospective sample of young French individuals (N = 150) who aimed to join the Islamic State (IS) between 2014 and 2016. This sample included 70 adolescents (mean age 15.82 years old, SD 1.14) and 80 young adults (mean age 23.32 years, SD 4.99). We compared the two groups on their sociodemographic and psychological characteristics.Results: Radicalized minors and radicalized adults have different profiles and follow different paths in the radicalization process. Among the group of minors, there are significantly more female subjects (81.4% versus 55.0%, adj. p = 0.007) and more self-harm history before radicalization (44.3% versus 16.2%, p <0.001). In addition, there are significantly less attempts to radicalize the entourage (24.3% versus 50.0%, adj. p = 0.007), and a tendency to show less cases of radicalization among the entourage (32.9% versus 52.5%, adj. p = 0.075) and less radicalization through physical encounter (45.7% versus 65%, adj. p = 0.082).Discussion: Overall, radicalized minors appear to be more psychologically vulnerable individuals than radicalized adults. These differences highlight the importance of tailored interventions in order to prevent radicalization among vulnerable adolescents