Islam is the second most practiced religion in France and the country is home to the largest Muslim population in Europe. Undoubtedly, France has faced several challenges in trying to achieve integration among its citizens, and several issues have emerged in recent decades. To understand the complexity of assimilation and integration issues, it is important to understand the different aspects of these issues and identify the reasons for them to provide the fundamental foundation needed to address them. In the article “France and Its Muslims,” published in the September/October 2006 issue of Foreign Affairs magazine, Stephanie Giry, editor-in-chief and freelance writer, discussed the assimilation of Muslims in France and presented several arguments about it. However, to understand how French immigration and assimilation have evolved over time, it is essential to first examine the historical context that laid the foundations of today's French state and society before discussing Giry's arguments. A historical overview will also provide the appropriate context in which to analyze the complex social, economic and political dilemmas that have emerged and influenced both immigration and integration. Before 1945, Muslim immigration to Europe was quite modest and did not increase until after the World War. II, when most European countries needed to be rebuilt, and therefore mutual economic interest led them to recruit workers, who were mainly Muslims. Muslim immigration to countries such as France continued to accelerate throughout the 1960s, but after the 1973 oil crisis, these immigrants were unable to leave and so family reunification occurred in France when...... half of paper ...... times. By recognizing that many French Muslims today are making an effort to integrate and that the Islamic religion is not the cause of the failure of integration, as it shares the European commitment to universal values ​​and concerns, we would be one step closer to overcoming these conflicts and problems. CitedFukuyama, F. (2010). A year lived dangerously. In J. Johnson, Global Issues, Local Topics: Readings for Writing (pp. 267-271). Boston: Longman. Giry, S. (2006). France and its Muslims. Foreign Affairs, 85(5), 87-104.Huntington, S. (2010). The special case of Mexican immigration. In J. Johnson, Global Issues, Local Topics: Readings for Writing (pp. 241-246). Boston: Longman. Noor, F. (2010). Muslim riots in Europe: wasn't part of the plan? In J. Johnson, Global Issues, Local Topics: Readings for Writing (pp. 271-273). Boston: Longmann.