ABSTRACT

A minority whose representation has attracted a lot of interest in France over the last two decades is undeniably the Muslim minority. Political and public interest in Islam closely followed 9/11 in France. A couple of years later, interest in Islam and discussions on the integration of Muslims were triggered anew by the 2003–2004 ‘headscarf affair’ and the debates on Islamic patriarchy that surrounded them. This article will examine how in this context Mohamed Sifaoui and Chahdortt Djavann, both commentators identified as Muslims by the French mainstream media, have emerged as authoritative figures or representatives of an Islam endorsed by the French intelligentsia. Through the rhetorical analysis of both authors’ bestselling books, it will argue that Sifaoui and Djavann have respectively embodied the figures of ‘reluctant witness’ and ‘model minority’ and paved the way for Muslim commentators endorsing French assimilationism and condemning communautarisme.

摘要

过去二十年来，在法国引起广泛关注的少数民族是穆斯林少数民族。在法国，伊斯兰教的政治和公共利益紧随其后，即9/11。几年后，2003年至2004年的“头巾事件”以及围绕他们的伊斯兰教父权制辩论再次引发了人们对伊斯兰的兴趣和关于穆斯林融合的讨论。本文将探讨在这种情况下，被法国主流媒体确定为穆斯林的评论员穆罕默德·西法瓦伊和查赫多特·达瓦恩如何成为法国知识分子认可的权威人物或伊斯兰教代表。通过对两位作者的畅销书的修辞分析，共同体。