The Inherent Toxicity of France’s ‘Islamo-Leftism’ Obsession w/ Rim-Sarah Alouane (E72)

This is a conversation with Rim-Sarah Alouane. She’s a French legal academic, commentator, and PhD candidate in law researching religious  freedom, human rights, and civil liberties in France, Europe & North America.We spoke about a recent piece she wrote entitled ‘A Spectre in France’s Public Debate: Islamo-Leftism‘ for Reset Dialogues.Topics DiscussedWhat the fuck is ‘Islamo-leftism’How fringe conspiracy theories are being mainstreamed in FranceThe role of anti-American sentiments in propagating these phenomenaUnderstanding the specificity of French laicité/secularismThe youth being more comfortable with multi-culturalism, which is provoking a conservative backlashThe slippery slope of what’s being normalized (including security laws)The links between antisemitism and islamophobia, in terms of political rhetoric especiallyThe legacy of colonial thinkingThe personal cost of rising authoritarianism in FranceRecommended BooksIslam, Secularism, and Liberal Democracy: Toward a Democratic Theory for Muslim Societies by Nader HashemiIllégitimes by Nesrine SlaouiLes Incasables by Rachid ZerroukiEpisodes mentioned:67/ Cultural Dementia: How the West Lost Its History and Risks Losing Everything Else (with David Andress)69/ The Entrenched “Manliness” of Ethnic Power-sharing Peace Agreements (with Aida A. Hozić)Music by Tarabeat.