Minorité musulmane en contexte migratoire : étude de cas d’une mosquée à Saguenay
Since the seventies, the composition of the population of Quebec has changed through immigration.  The policies of regionalization set up by the Québec government as well as the presence of the University of Quebec in Chicoutimi have given rise to a new ethnic and religious diversity in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region. Though the number of Muslims in the area is still low, their presence constitutes a new reality for an area far away from the big urban centers. The exploration of Muslims migrants settlement in Saguenay fits into a particular political and social context, formed on the one hand by the policy of regionalization of immigration, and on the other, by Muslims status as a minority population. The raised questions ask for a bigger attention for the researchers. How Muslims lives their Islam and which form takes this religion in migratory context? Does the mosque play a particular role in the Muslims settlement? What kind of relation do the Muslims in Saguenay have with the host society? This research will help us to understand how Muslim settlement in this area evolves within a culturally and historically non-muslim society, where the visibility of Islam is a recent event.
Religion Migration Islam Anthropology Religion Migration Islam Regionalization of immigration