Jean Michel Cros is a researcher and lecturer at French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS). He also works for Strasbourg Urban Community as an advisor. His main interests areas are Islam in France, Muslim minority and the role of Islam in Western culture. His publications include contributions in some collective works, J. Picano (ed), "L’islam",Marseille, Ellipses, Coll. Culture et Histoire, 1996 and F. Fregosi (ed)Les conditions d’exercice du culte musulman en France : analyse comparée à partir d’implantations locales de lieux de culte et de carrés musulmans, Agathe Petit, 2004. He is also a columnist at www.oumma.com, a popular e-publication amongst French-Muslim community.
