I wrote "Islam in France" in 1997. It has been selected as one of "the 10 Most Widely Read Middle East Quarterly Articles of All Time".
A message from the Middle East Forum (February 24, 2016) :
« Since its inaugural issue in 1994, the Middle East Quarterly has featured a diverse array of academics, policymakers, journalists, and other specialists offering insights critical to understanding the Middle East and Islam.
« One of the ten most widely read Middle East Quarterly articles (http://www.meforum.org/5869/middle-east-quarterly-top-10), that have stood the test of time in shedding light on events of today, is :
Michel Gurfinkiel, "Islam in France: The French Way of Life Is in Danger," Middle East Quarterly, March 1997, pp. 19-29.
« In this extraordinarily prescient article, Michel Gurfinkiel, then-editor-in-chief of the conservative French weekly Valeurs Actuelles and now a Shillman-Ginsburg fellow at the Middle East Forum, observes a "gradual shift among French Muslims toward increased identification with religion and a more rigorous practice of the faith," exhibited by increased face-veiling among women and other practices. Noting the rapid growth rate of the Muslim community (from around 100,000 in 1945 to 3 million in 1997), Gurfinkiel suggested that the "French way of life, with its emphasis on individual freedom and secularism," was being slowly eroded as France grew more multiconfessional. »
http://www.meforum.org/337/islam-in-france-the-french-way-of-life-is-in