{"podcast":{"title":"New Books in Islamic Studies","slug":"new-books-in-islamic-studies-1029962","podcast_index_feed_id":1029962,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/LIT7782346334","website_url":"https://newbooksnetwork.com/category/religion-faith/islamic-studies/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/d9838266-ef0d-11e8-86a0-17d544c0507b/image/97b898d95d37b7a6e4eb02f361a21c5e.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"New Books Network","episode_count":913,"summary":"This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Discover our 150+ channels and browse our 28,000+ episodes on our website: ⁠newbooksnetwork.com⁠ Subscribe to our free weekly Substack newsletter to get informative, engaging content straight to your inbox: ⁠https://newbooksnetwork.substack.com/⁠ Follow us on Instagram and Bluesky to learn about more our latest interviews: @newbooksnetwork Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/islamic-studies","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-islamic-studies-1029962"},"episode":{"title":"Olivier Esteves et al., \"France, You Love It but Leave It: The Silent Flight of French Muslims\" (Polity, 2025)","slug":"olivier-esteves-et-al-france-you-love-it-but-leave-it-the-silent-flight-of-french-muslims-polity-2025","published_at":"2026-02-06T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-islamic-studies-1029962/olivier-esteves-et-al-france-you-love-it-but-leave-it-the-silent-flight-of-french-muslims-polity-2025","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-islamic-studies-1029962","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NBNK8218239204.mp3?updated=1770262473","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NBNK8218239204.mp3?updated=1770262473","summary":"Their names are Mohamed, Samira, sometimes Matthieu or Sophie. They were born and bred in France and are highly qualified, but they have decided to go and live in London or New York, Montreal or Brussels, Geneva or Dubai. Many were discriminated against on the French job market, or stigmatized simply because of their religion or the sound of their names. Whether devout or not, they felt unloved and unwanted in France, but abroad they have found a sense of peace and fulfilment that their native country failed to give them.Based on extensive original research, France, You Love It but Leave It: The Silent Flight of French Muslims (Polity, 2025) by Dr. Olivier Esteves, Dr. Alice Picard, and Dr. Julien Talpin sheds new light on the silent and largely unacknowledged flight abroad of French Muslims. It explores their motivations, their experiences in France and abroad, and their sense of Frenchness, torn between gratitude and bitterness. This book isn't just about an unreported brain-drain - it is also about the deleterious effects of Islamophobia in a country that balks at the very mention of the concept. And it highlights a pressing issue that many nations with Muslim minorities need to confront. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. You can find Miranda’s interviews on New Books with Miranda Melcher, wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/islamic-studies","meta_description":"Their names are Mohamed, Samira, sometimes Matthieu or Sophie. They were born and bred in France and are highly qualified, but they have decided to go and…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3475,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/new-books-in-islamic-studies-1029962/episodes/olivier-esteves-et-al-france-you-love-it-but-leave-it-the-silent-flight-of-french-muslims-polity-2025/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-islamic-studies-1029962/olivier-esteves-et-al-france-you-love-it-but-leave-it-the-silent-flight-of-french-muslims-polity-2025.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}