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@article{ART002815660},
author={Dahn Park},
title={French Colonial Muslim Soldiers’ Participation in World War I and France’s Islamic Policy},
journal={Korean Review of French History},
issn={1229-702X},
year={2022},
number={46},
pages={187-219},
doi={10.51786/RCHF.2022.02.46.187}

TY - JOUR
AU - Dahn Park
TI - French Colonial Muslim Soldiers’ Participation in World War I and France’s Islamic Policy
JO - Korean Review of French History
PY - 2022
VL - null
IS - 46
PB - KOREAN SOCIETY FOR FRENCH HISTORY
SP - 187
EP - 219
SN - 1229-702X
AB - The purpose of this article is to examine the background of why France wanted to establish the GrandMosque of Pairs after World War I. Most of the research so far explains the French government’sestablishment of the Grand Mosque in Paris as a reward for the sacrifices of Muslim soldiers duringWorld War I. In relation to this, the main research was on whether the mosque’s establishment violatedthe 1905 law of “Separation of Church and State”. However, I believe that the cause needs to be found not only in domestic problems but also in theinternational situation. To this end, this article analyzes whether the combat performance of the Muslimsoldiers from the colonies who participated in the French side during World War I was not overestimated. It also examines the structural discrimination against Muslim soldiers in the army. I also question thefact that the French government allowed Muslim soldiers to observe their beliefs within the military, unlikethe existing Muslim assimilation policy. This was not simply a matter of winning the impending warbut was also a product of competition with hostile countries over Muslims. In other words, the French government’s religious tolerance toward Muslim soldiers during the wartook the form of a struggle for the support of the “Islamic world” between Germany and France. Moreover,the French government highly valued the sacrifices of Muslim soldiers even after the war. The reasonfor the construction of the ‘Grand Mosque’ in the middle of Paris is believed to have taken intoconsideration the competition with Britain over the “Islamic world” in the future. In the end, this study shows, as an example, that although the French government strictly requiresthe principle of separation of church and state from Muslim immigrants today, this principle can be easilyabandoned in the face of the immediate ‘national interest’.
KW - Grand Mosque of Paris;Muslim Soldiers;the Great War;Ramadan;‘1905 law’;Separation of Church and State
DO - 10.51786/RCHF.2022.02.46.187
ER -

Dahn Park. (2022). French Colonial Muslim Soldiers’ Participation in World War I and France’s Islamic Policy. Korean Review of French History, 46, 187-219.

Dahn Park. 2022, "French Colonial Muslim Soldiers’ Participation in World War I and France’s Islamic Policy", Korean Review of French History, no.46, pp.187-219. Available from: doi:10.51786/RCHF.2022.02.46.187

Dahn Park "French Colonial Muslim Soldiers’ Participation in World War I and France’s Islamic Policy" Korean Review of French History 46 pp.187-219 (2022) : 187.

Dahn Park. French Colonial Muslim Soldiers’ Participation in World War I and France’s Islamic Policy. 2022; 46 : 187-219. Available from: doi:10.51786/RCHF.2022.02.46.187

Dahn Park. "French Colonial Muslim Soldiers’ Participation in World War I and France’s Islamic Policy" Korean Review of French History no.46(2022) : 187-219.doi: 10.51786/RCHF.2022.02.46.187

Dahn Park. French Colonial Muslim Soldiers’ Participation in World War I and France’s Islamic Policy. Korean Review of French History, 46, 187-219. doi: 10.51786/RCHF.2022.02.46.187

Dahn Park. French Colonial Muslim Soldiers’ Participation in World War I and France’s Islamic Policy. Korean Review of French History. 2022; 46 187-219. doi: 10.51786/RCHF.2022.02.46.187

Dahn Park. French Colonial Muslim Soldiers’ Participation in World War I and France’s Islamic Policy. 2022; 46 : 187-219. Available from: doi:10.51786/RCHF.2022.02.46.187

Dahn Park. "French Colonial Muslim Soldiers’ Participation in World War I and France’s Islamic Policy" Korean Review of French History no.46(2022) : 187-219.doi: 10.51786/RCHF.2022.02.46.187