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[[France]] has a long history of interaction with Islam. From 1837 until 1962 [[Algeria]] and much of North West Africa were administered as a French [[Imperialism|colonial province]]. For this reason alone, France was elevated to one of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council in 1945 due to France's historic experience in dealing with predominantly Islamic populations.

[[France]] has a long history of interaction with Islam. From 1837 until 1962 [[Algeria]] and much of North West Africa were administered as a French [[Imperialism|colonial province]]. For this reason alone, France was elevated to one of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council in 1945 due to France's historic experience in dealing with predominantly Islamic populations.

But tensions between France and the Islamic world run deep. Islamic Arabs to this day refer to the [[Crusade]]rs as "Franks", wherever they came from. The first ''[[fatwa]]'' issued by the [[Islamic State]] singled out particularly the "filthy French"<ref>[https://pietervanostaeyen.wordpress.com/2014/06/12/shaykh/ Shaykh Abū Muhammad al-‘Adnānī ~ Whatever of Good Reaches You is from Allah « pietervanostaeyen]</ref> :

But tensions between France and the Islamic world run deep. Arab Muslims to this day refer to the [[Crusade]]rs of nearly a millenia ago as "Franks," regardless of  whatever part of Europe they originated. The first ''[[fatwa]]'' issued by the [[Islamic State]] singled out particularly the "filthy French"<ref>[https://pietervanostaeyen.wordpress.com/2014/06/12/shaykh/ Shaykh Abū Muhammad al-‘Adnānī ~ Whatever of Good Reaches You is from Allah « pietervanostaeyen]</ref> :

{{quotebox|Strike their police, security, and intelligence members. If you can kill a disbelieving American or European – especially the spiteful and filthy French – or an Australian, or a Canadian, or any other disbeliever from the disbelievers waging war against the Islamic State, then rely upon Allah, and kill him in any manner or way however it may be.}}

{{quotebox|Strike their police, security, and intelligence members. If you can kill a disbelieving American or European – especially the spiteful and filthy French – or an Australian, or a Canadian, or any other disbeliever from the disbelievers waging war against the Islamic State, then rely upon Allah, and kill him in any manner or way however it may be.}}

[[File:IMG 20170327 115458.jpg|right|400px|thumb|Polling data 6 weeks prior to the April 2017 French elections.<br>''Source:Vox'']]

[[File:IMG 20170327 115458.jpg|right|400px|thumb|Polling data 6 weeks prior to the April 2017 French elections.<br>''Source:Vox'']]