The problem of Islamism and Islamic extremism in France

Such phenomena as Islamism and Islamic extremism relatively recently have emerged in France. Although several generations of Muslim migrants have already lived in the country, it has recently been that the number of terrorist attacks by Islamic extremists has increased. Most of the acts of violence were committed in the 2010s: unlike in previous years, they were organized not so much by international extremist movements as by French citizens. The main characteristics of Islamic extremism and the complex of related problems are considered within the framework of this article.